A teleosemantic account that permits disembodied vehicles to carry identical representational content entails that somatic markers are replaceable without loss of emotional content, directly contradicting Damasio.

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Damasio(a major figure in neuroscience and emotion research): Antonio Damasio is a neuroscientist who argued that emotions are deeply tied to physical bodily states and that you can't fully understand emotions without understanding the body's role.
Disembodied vehicles(contrasts with physical, body-based representations): Mental symbols or representations that don't depend on having a physical body to exist or function.
Representational content(as what explains how our beliefs can mean something): The ability of thoughts, mental images, or beliefs to be 'about' something in the real world—like how the thought 'it's raining' represents an actual weather condition.
Somatic markers(biological, body-based components of emotional experience): Physical bodily signals—like a gut feeling, racing heart, or tension—that help us make decisions and understand our emotions.

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