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    It is not the case that Broad's model meets the requirements of the Modest Continuity Thesis

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    • 1.Husserl's retention-protention model demonstrates that temporal unity requires intentional horizonal structure, not mere act-density.
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    • 2.Broad's acts of sensing lack the nested intentional structure necessary to bind non-simultaneous moments into a unified stream.
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    • 3.Without such binding, a dense continuum of discrete acts remains a sequence of snapshots, not a continuous consciousness.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Broad's dense continuum of sensing acts presupposes temporal continuity rather than explaining it, making the account circular.
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    • 2.The Modest Continuity Thesis requires an explanatory grounding for gaplessness, not merely its structural description.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Broad's account centers on acts of sensing that apprehend temporally extended contents
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    • 2.In a continuous stream of consciousness, these acts form a dense continuum
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    • 3.A dense continuum of acts entails no gaps in consciousness
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