But then isn't "associating" a brain state, and "recognising it" another brain state, and knowing that I've recognised it yet another brain state and so on towards a dangerous infinite regress? But when I see a doughnut I don't recognise a brain state, I recognise a doughnut. If I anticipate the pleasure of eating a doughnut am I anticipating (brain state A) the pleasure (brain state B) - and is that a third brain state A + B +....= brain state X?
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