Combining Philosophers
Ideas for John Cottingham, Epicurus and Anil Seth
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15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 2. Psuche
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The rational soul is in the chest, and the non-rational soul is spread through the body [Epicurus]
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The soul is fine parts distributed through the body, resembling hot breath [Epicurus]
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Soul is made of four stuffs, giving warmth, rest, motion and perception [Epicurus, by Aetius]
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15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 8. Brain
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The cerbellum has a huge number of neurons, but little involvement in consciousness [Seth]
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Single neurons can carry out complex functions [Seth]
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15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 1. Consciousness / e. Cause of consciousness
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Maybe a system is conscious if the whole generates more information than its parts [Seth]
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