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All the ideas for 'Brainstorms:Essays on Mind and Psychology', 'Against the Mathematicians' and 'fragments/reports'

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7 ideas

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / d. Non-being

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Not-Being obviously doesn't exist, and the five modes of Being are all impossible [Gorgias, by Diog. Laertius]

13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 4. Foundationalism / b. Basic beliefs

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Some things are their own criterion, such as straightness, a set of scales, or light [Sext.Empiricus]

13. Knowledge Criteria / D. Scepticism / 6. Scepticism Critique

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How can sceptics show there is no criterion? Weak without, contradiction with [Sext.Empiricus]

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 / F. Communication / 1. Rhetoric

9866	Gorgias says rhetoric is the best of arts, because it enslaves without using force [Gorgias, by Plato]

5864	Destroy seriousness with laughter, and laughter with seriousness [Gorgias]