Ideas of Thomas W. Polger, by Theme

[American, fl. 2004, Associate Professor at the University of Cincinnati.]

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12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 2. Qualities in Perception / d. Secondary qualities

6375	The taste of chocolate is a 'finer-grained' sensation than the taste of sweetness

16. Persons / B. Nature of the Self / 1. Self and Consciousness

6381	The mind and the self are one, and the mind-self is a biological phenomenon

17. Mind and Body / C. Functionalism / 5. Teleological Functionalism

6378	Teleological functions explain why a trait exists; causal-role functions say what it does

17. Mind and Body / E. Mind as Physical / 1. Physical Mind

6380	Identity theory says consciousness is an abstraction: a state, event, process or property

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 3. Natural Function

6379	A mummified heart has the teleological function of circulating blood

6377	Teleological notions of function say what a thing is supposed to do