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15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 3. Abstraction by mind

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We can abstract by taking an exemplary case and ignoring the detail [Machamer/Darden/Craver]

15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 5. Generalisation by mind

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'Humility is a virtue' has an abstract noun, but 'water is a liquid' has a generic concrete noun [Laycock]