Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Brainstorms:Essays on Mind and Psychology', 'Nietzsche's Immoralism' and 'Reference and Essence: seven appendices'

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6 ideas

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 10. Vagueness / g. Degrees of vagueness
14742 It can't be indeterminate whether x and y are identical; if x,y is indeterminate, then it isn't x,x [Salmon,N]
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]
19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / a. Direct reference
18885 Kripke and Putnam made false claims that direct reference implies essentialism [Salmon,N]
22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / g. Moral responsibility
22474 Unlike aesthetic evaluation, moral evaluation needs a concept of responsibility [Foot]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / c. Justice
22472 The practice of justice may well need a recognition of human equality [Foot]