Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Plotinus, Hugo Grotius and A.J. Ayer
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15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 4. Other Minds / b. Scepticism of other minds
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Other minds are 'metaphysical' objects, because I can never observe their experiences [Ayer]
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Maybe induction could never prove the existence of something unobservable [Ayer]
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15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 4. Other Minds / c. Knowing other minds
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A conscious object is by definition one that behaves in a certain way, so behaviour proves consciousness [Ayer]
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The argument from analogy fails, so the best account of other minds is behaviouristic [Ayer]
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The theory of other minds has no rival [Ayer]
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Originally I combined a mentalistic view of introspection with a behaviouristic view of other minds [Ayer]
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Physicalism undercuts the other mind problem, by equating experience with 'public' brain events [Ayer]
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15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 5. Unity of Mind
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If soul was like body, its parts would be separate, without communication [Plotinus]
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15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 2. Unconscious Mind
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The movement of Soul is continuous, but we are only aware of the parts of it that are sensed [Plotinus]
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