Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Brainstorms:Essays on Mind and Psychology', 'The Languages of Art' and 'On suicide'

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4 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]

21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 5. Art as Language

8113	Art is like understanding a natural language, and needs a grasp of a symbol system [Goodman, by Gardner]

25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 4. Suicide

4677	If suicide is wrong because only God disposes of our lives, it must also be wrong to save lives [Hume]