Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'The Evolution of Modern Metaphysics', 'Folk Psychology' and 'The Problem of Possibilia'

expand these ideas     |    start again     |     specify just one area for these texts

---

7 ideas

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 1. Nature of Metaphysics

21959

Metaphysics is the most general attempt to make sense of things [Moore,AW]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 1. Possibility

9212	Possible states of affairs are not propositions; a proposition can't be a state of affairs! [Fine,K]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 2. Nature of Possible Worlds / a. Nature of possible worlds

9213	The actual world is a possible world, so we can't define possible worlds as 'what might have been' [Fine,K]

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / b. Transcendental idealism

21958

Appearances are nothing beyond representations, which is transcendental ideality [Moore,AW]

18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 4. Folk Psychology

7518	If folk psychology gives a network of causal laws, that fits neatly with functionalism [Churchland,PM]

7519	Many mental phenomena are totally unexplained by folk psychology [Churchland,PM]

7520	Folk psychology never makes any progress, and is marginalised by modern science [Churchland,PM]