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Ideas for 'The Elm and the Expert', 'Thinking About Mechanisms' and 'The Advancement of Learning'

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15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 1. Mind / e. Questions about mind

2443	I say psychology is intentional, semantics is informational, and thinking is computation [Fodor]

15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 1. Consciousness / f. Higher-order thought

2453	We are probably the only creatures that can think about our own thoughts [Fodor]

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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People love (unfortunately) extreme generality, rather than particular knowledge [Bacon]