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Consciousness and theory of mind are linked as David Chalmers posits that a comprehensive theory of mind must account for consciousness [1], while Nicholas Humphrey's social cognition theory suggests that the evolution of consciousness is rooted in the development of a theory of mind [2].
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The evolution of human-type consciousness – a by-product of ... frontiersin.org 1 fact
claimNicholas Humphrey's 1992 social cognition theory argues that the origin of consciousness lies in the capacity to create a theory of mind for others, which enables complex social interactions.
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quoteDavid Chalmers stated: 'A completed theory of mind must provide both a (nonreductive) account of consciousness and a (reductive) account of why we judge that we are conscious, and it is reasonable to expect that these two accounts will cohere with each other.'