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Full Idea
Non-conscious thought need not resemble conscious thought occurring out of sight.
Gist of Idea
Non-conscious thought may be unlike conscious thought
Source
John Heil (The Universe as We Find It [2012], 12.10)
Book Ref
Heil,John: 'The Universe as We Find It' [OUP 2012], p.273
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