The mode of consciousness of nonhuman species is quite different from …

J. M. Coetzee
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The mode of consciousness of nonhuman species is quite different from human consciousness.
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You are going to end up as one of those sad old men who poke around in rubbish bins.” “I’m going to end up in a hole in the ground... And so are you. So are we all. ✨ J. M. Coetzee (1999). Disgrâce, … ▶
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