16 ideas
8833 | Why should we prefer coherent beliefs? [Klein,P] |
5831 | The new view is that "water" is a name, and has no definition [Schwartz,SP] |
5829 | We refer to Thales successfully by name, even if all descriptions of him are false [Schwartz,SP] |
5830 | The traditional theory of names says some of the descriptions must be correct [Schwartz,SP] |
2526 | Philosophers regularly confuse failures of imagination with insights into necessity [Dennett] |
8834 | Infinitism avoids a regress, circularity or arbitrariness, by saying warrant just increases [Klein,P] |
8838 | If justification is endless, no link in the chain is ultimately justified [Ginet on Klein,P] |
2523 | That every mammal has a mother is a secure reality, but without foundations [Dennett] |
8839 | Reasons acquire warrant through being part of a lengthening series [Klein,P] |
2528 | Does consciousness need the concept of consciousness? [Dennett] |
2525 | Maybe language is crucial to consciousness [Dennett] |
2527 | Unconscious intentionality is the foundation of the mind [Dennett] |
2530 | Could a robot be made conscious just by software? [Dennett] |
2524 | A language of thought doesn't explain content [Dennett] |
5826 | The intension of "lemon" is the conjunction of properties associated with it [Schwartz,SP] |
2529 | Maybe there can be non-conscious concepts (e.g. in bees) [Dennett] |