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15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 1. Faculties
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Descartes mentions many cognitive faculties, but reduces them to will and intellect [Descartes, by Schmid]
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15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 2. Imagination
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Imagination and sensation are non-essential to mind [Descartes]
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15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 3. Abstraction by mind
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Before we can abstract from an instance of violet, we must first recognise it [Price,HH]
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There may be degrees of abstraction which allow recognition by signs, without full concepts [Price,HH]
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If judgement of a characteristic is possible, that part of abstraction must be complete [Price,HH]
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There is pre-verbal sign-based abstraction, as when ice actually looks cold [Price,HH]
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Intelligent behaviour, even in animals, has something abstract about it [Price,HH]
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