Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Brainstorms:Essays on Mind and Psychology', 'Emile: treatise on education' and 'The Language of Thought'

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6 ideas

15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 4. Intentionality / b. Intentionality theories
3158 Theories of intentionality presuppose rationality, so can't explain it [Dennett]
17. Mind and Body / B. Behaviourism / 3. Intentional Stance
3159 Beliefs and desires aren't real; they are prediction techniques [Dennett]
18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 4. Language of Thought
8090 Since the language of thought is the same for all, it must be something like logical form [Fodor, by Devlin]
18. Thought / D. Concepts / 2. Origin of Concepts / c. Nativist concepts
11143 If concept-learning is hypothesis-testing, that needs innate concepts to get started [Fodor, by Margolis/Laurence]
23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 6. Authentic Self
20759 Feelings are prior to intelligence; we should be content to live with our simplest feelings [Rousseau]
24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 4. Citizenship
19854 We all owe labour in return for our keep, and every idle citizen is a thief [Rousseau]