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All the ideas for 'The Intrinsic Quality of Experience', 'The Foundations of Mathematics (2nd ed)' and 'Dispositional Modality'

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8. Modes of Existence / A. Relations / 4. Formal Relations / b. Equivalence relation

18465	An 'equivalence' relation is one which is reflexive, symmetric and transitive [Kunen]
	Full Idea: R is an equivalence relation on A iff R is reflexive, symmetric and transitive on A.
	From: Kenneth Kunen (The Foundations of Mathematics (2nd ed) [2012], I.7.1)

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 1. Types of Modality

17535	Dispositionality has its own distinctive type of modality [Mumford/Anjum]
	Full Idea: We contend that dispositionality involves a non-alethic, sui generis, irreducible modality.
	From: S.Mumford/R.Lill Anjum (Dispositional Modality [2011], 1)
	A reaction: This is a lovely bold proposal, and seems to be supported by Werner Heisenberg, in Idea 17534.

15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 5. Qualia / b. Qualia and intentionality

8130	Qualities of experience are just representational aspects of experience ('Representationalism') [Harman, by Burge]
	Full Idea: Harman defended what came to be known as 'representationalism' - the view that qualitative aspects of experience are nothing other than representational aspects.
	From: report of Gilbert Harman (The Intrinsic Quality of Experience [1990]) by Tyler Burge - Philosophy of Mind: 1950-2000 p.459
	A reaction: Functionalists like Harman have a fairly intractable problem with the qualities of experience, and this may be clutching at straws. What does 'represent' mean? How is the representation achieved? Why that particular quale?