Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Tom Clark, Jan Westerhoff and Bertrand Russell

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15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 4. Other Minds / c. Knowing other minds
5364 It is hard not to believe that speaking humans are expressing thoughts, just as we do ourselves [Russell]
6416 Other minds seem to exist, because their testimony supports realism about the world [Russell, by Grayling]
15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 4. Other Minds / d. Other minds by analogy
5379 If we didn't know our own minds by introspection, we couldn't know that other people have minds [Russell]
15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 1. Consciousness / d. Purpose of consciousness
4741 A very powerful computer might have its operations restricted by the addition of consciousness [Clark,T]
15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 5. Generalisation by mind
21569 It is good to generalise truths as much as possible [Russell]
15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 7. Seeing Resemblance
5410 I learn the universal 'resemblance' by seeing two shades of green, and their contrast with red [Russell]