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15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 7. Animal Minds
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Dogs show reason in decisions made by elimination [Chrysippus, by Sext.Empiricus]
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15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 8. Brain
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A 1988 estimate gave the brain 3 x 10-to-the-14 synaptic junctions [Lockwood]
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15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 2. Unconscious Mind
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How come unconscious states also cause behaviour? [Lockwood]
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Could there be unconscious beliefs and desires? [Lockwood]
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15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 7. Blindsight
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Fish may operate by blindsight [Lockwood]
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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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If judgement of a characteristic is possible, that part of abstraction must be complete [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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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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