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'Thinking About Mathematics', 'Nicomachean Ethics' and 'Knowledge, Possibility and Consciousness'
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15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 2. Psuche
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Everything that receives nourishment has a vegetative soul, with it own distinctive excellence [Aristotle]
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In a controlled person the receptive part of the soul is obedient, and it is in harmony in the virtuous [Aristotle]
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The irrational psuché is persuadable by reason - shown by our criticism and encouragement of people [Aristotle]
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If beings are dominated by appetite, this can increase so much that it drives out reason [Aristotle]
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15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 3. Mental Causation
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We try to cause other things to occur by causing mental events to occur [Perry]
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15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 5. Unity of Mind
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The rational and irrational parts of the soul are either truly separate, or merely described that way [Aristotle]
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15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 1. Consciousness / a. Consciousness
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Brain states must be in my head, and yet the pain seems to be in my hand [Perry]
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15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 1. Consciousness / f. Higher-order thought
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It seems plausible that many animals have experiences without knowing about them [Perry]
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