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A child raised on a desert island, alone, without social interaction, without language, and thus lacking empathy, is still a sentient being.

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Daniel Dennett
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: March 28
Cognitive Scientist
Philosopher
Professor
Writer
Boston
Massachusetts
Daniel Clement Dennett III
Daniel Clement Dennett
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