Ideas from 'The Central Questions of Philosophy' by A.J. Ayer [1973], by Theme Structure
[found in 'The Central Questions of Philosophy' by Ayer,A.J. [Penguin 1976,0-14-021982-x]].
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2. Reason / E. Argument / 3. Analogy
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You can't infer that because you have a hidden birth-mark, everybody else does
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / b. Commitment of quantifiers
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It is currently held that quantifying over something implies belief in its existence
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 3. Individual Essences
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We see properties necessary for a kind (in the definition), but not for an individual
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15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 4. Other Minds / c. Knowing other minds
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The theory of other minds has no rival
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Originally I combined a mentalistic view of introspection with a behaviouristic view of other minds
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Physicalism undercuts the other mind problem, by equating experience with 'public' brain events
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16. Persons / B. Nature of the Self / 5. Self as Associations
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Is something an 'experience' because it relates to other experiences, or because it relates to a subject?
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Qualia must be united by a subject, because they lead to concepts and judgements
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16. Persons / B. Nature of the Self / 7. Self and Body / a. Self needs body
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Bodily identity and memory work together to establish personal identity
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16. Persons / C. Self-Awareness / 2. Knowing the Self
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Self-consciousness is not basic, because experiences are not instrinsically marked with ownership
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16. Persons / D. Continuity of the Self / 2. Mental Continuity / c. Inadequacy of mental continuity
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Temporal gaps in the consciousness of a spirit could not be bridged by memories
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17. Mind and Body / E. Mind as Physical / 1. Physical Mind
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Why shouldn't we say brain depends on mind? Better explanation!
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19. Language / D. Propositions / 6. Propositions Critique
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Talk of propositions is just shorthand for talking about equivalent sentences
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