It is impossible to imagine existence in the absence of subjective sensation we call reflective consciousness. - Richard Leakey

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It is impossible to imagine existence in the absence of subjective sensation we call reflective consciousness.

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About Richard Leakey

Richard Erskine Frere Leakey (19 December 1944 – 2 January 2022) was a Kenyan politician, paleoanthropologist and conservationist.

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Birth Name: Richard Erskine Frere Leakey
Alternative Names: Richard Erskine Leakey R. E. F. Leakey R. Leakey
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