14 ideas
16641 | Whiteness does not exist, but by it something can exist-as-white [Aquinas] |
2526 | Philosophers regularly confuse failures of imagination with insights into necessity [Dennett] |
22170 | Senses grasp external properties, but the understanding grasps the essential natures of things [Aquinas] |
2614 | Modern phenomenalism holds that objects are logical constructions out of sense-data [Ayer] |
22169 | Initial universal truths are present within us as potential, to be drawn out by reason [Aquinas] |
22168 | Minds take in a likeness of things, which activates an awaiting potential [Aquinas] |
2615 | The concept of sense-data allows us to discuss appearances without worrying about reality [Ayer] |
2523 | That every mammal has a mother is a secure reality, but without foundations [Dennett] |
2528 | Does consciousness need the concept of consciousness? [Dennett] |
2525 | Maybe language is crucial to consciousness [Dennett] |
2527 | Unconscious intentionality is the foundation of the mind [Dennett] |
2530 | Could a robot be made conscious just by software? [Dennett] |
2524 | A language of thought doesn't explain content [Dennett] |
2529 | Maybe there can be non-conscious concepts (e.g. in bees) [Dennett] |