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All the ideas for 'Brainstorms:Essays on Mind and Psychology', 'Open Society and Its Enemies:Hegel and Marx' and 'The Sceptical Chemist'

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4 ideas

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 15. Against Essentialism

5451	Popper felt that ancient essentialism was a bar to progress [Popper, by Mautner]

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]

27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 3. Evolution

15961

I don't see how mere moving matter can lead to the bodies of men and animals, and especially their seeds [Boyle]