- Simon Baron-Cohen, for example, in his book “Mindblindness,” argues that the whole raison d’être of consciousness is to be able to read other people’s minds; autism, in this context, can be defined as an inability to “get” other people, hence “mindblind.” http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/21/beyond-understanding/?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=ab1 77 comments cogsci
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