Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Confessions of a Philosopher', 'Semantics, Conceptual Role' and 'Extrinsic Properties'

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

---

5 ideas

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 4. Intrinsic Properties

14979

Being alone doesn't guarantee intrinsic properties; 'being alone' is itself extrinsic [Lewis, by Sider]

15454

Extrinsic properties come in degrees, with 'brother' less extrinsic than 'sibling' [Lewis]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / b. Individuation by properties

15455

Total intrinsic properties give us what a thing is [Lewis]

16. Persons / C. Self-Awareness / 3. Limits of Introspection

3102	Why don't we experience or remember going to sleep at night? [Magee]

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 7. Meaning Holism / c. Meaning by Role

18033

The meaning of a representation is its role in thought, perception or decisions [Block]