14 ideas
2546 | Philosophy is a magnificent failure in its attempt to overstep the limits of our knowledge [McGinn] |
2544 | Thoughts have a dual aspect: as they seem to introspection, and their underlying logical reality [McGinn] |
13197 | The notion of substance is one of the keys to true philosophy [Leibniz] |
2539 | Mental modules for language, social, action, theory, space, emotion [McGinn] |
2545 | Free will is mental causation in action [McGinn] |
2543 | Brains aren't made of anything special, suggesting panpsychism [McGinn] |
2540 | Examining mind sees no brain; examining brain sees no mind [McGinn] |
2547 | There is information if there are symbols which refer, and which can combine into a truth or falsehood [McGinn] |
23903 | When we admire a work, we see ourselves as its creator [Weil] |
23901 | Relationships depend on equality, so unequal treatment kills them [Weil] |
2542 | Causation in the material world is energy-transfer, of motion, electricity or gravity [McGinn] |
13198 | Gravity is within matter because of its structure, and it can be explained. [Leibniz] |
23904 | The cruelty of the Old Testament put me off Christianity [Weil] |
23902 | I attach little importance to immortality, which is an undecidable fact, and irrelevant to us [Weil] |