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All the ideas for 'Unconscious Cerebral Initiative', 'How there could be a private language' and 'Lectures on the Philosophy of Right'

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6 ideas

18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 4. Language of Thought
We must have expressive power BEFORE we learn language [Fodor]
20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 2. Willed Action / a. Will to Act
Libet says the processes initiated in the cortex can still be consciously changed [Libet, by Papineau]
Libet found conscious choice 0.2 secs before movement, well after unconscious 'readiness potential' [Libet, by Lowe]
24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 3. Natural Values / c. Natural rights
We are only free, with rights, if we claim our freedom, and there are no natural rights [Hegel, by Houlgate]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / d. Representative democracy
Representatives by region ignores whether they care about the national interest [Hegel, by Pinkard]
25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 1. Basis of Rights
The absolute right is the right to have rights [Hegel]