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> Are you contending that somebody who grows up in complete social isolation would not be conscious? I read GP's comment that in this case that someone wouldn'
by dominotw 5y ago
> Are you contending that somebody who grows up in complete social isolation would not be conscious?
I read GP's comment that in this case that someone wouldn't have a concept of consciousness in his consciousness.
- gshubert17 5y agoCould a person who grows up in complete social isolation learn (or invent) a language? If not, could such a person name things or have a way to think about maps and symbols (representations of things) in a way that could lead to consciousness?
- Trasmatta 5y agoThere are a number of interesting cases of people being raised without language, and then being studied later in life: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_deprivation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_deprivation I think it's a massive, massive stretch to make the claim that any of them weren't conscious.