Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Herodotus, John Perry and Alan Turing

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18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 9. Indexical Thought

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Indexical thoughts are about themselves, and ascribe properties to themselves [Perry, by Recanati]

18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 6. Artificial Thought / b. Turing Machines

3193	Turing showed that logical rules can be specified computationally and mechanically [Turing, by Rey]

3979	The Turing Machine is the best idea yet about how the mind works [Fodor on Turing]

18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 6. Artificial Thought / c. Turing Test

5321	In 50 years computers will successfully imitate humans with a 70% success rate [Turing]

18. Thought / C. Content / 1. Content

4889	Although we may classify ideas by content, we individuate them differently, as their content can change [Perry]

18. Thought / C. Content / 8. Intension

4896	The intension of an expression is a function from possible worlds to an appropriate extension [Perry]