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All the ideas for 'Brainstorms:Essays on Mind and Psychology', 'On 'The Beginning of Philosophy'' and 'How free does the will need to be?'

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5 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 3. Philosophy Defined

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Philosophy is distinguished from other sciences by its complete lack of presuppositions [Feuerbach]

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]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / g. Moral responsibility

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Blame usually has no effect if the recipient thinks it unjustified [Williams,B]

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Blame partly rests on the fiction that blamed agents always know their obligations [Williams,B]