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What Is the Specific Significance of Dream Research for Philosophy of Mind?

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Three examples: Altered states as contrast classes, self-model phase transitions in lucidity, and the devastating epistemological consequences of cognitive corruption.

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Metzinger, T. (2014). What Is the Specific Significance of Dream Research for Philosophy of Mind?. In: Tranquillo, N. (eds) Dream Consciousness. Vienna Circle Institute Library, vol 3. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07296-8_22

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