Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Brainstorms:Essays on Mind and Psychology', 'Contemporary Efficient Causation: Aristotelian themes' and 'Letters to Fardella'

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4 ideas

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 2. Powers as Basic

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The soul is not a substance but a substantial form, the first active faculty [Leibniz]

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]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 1. Causation

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Causation interests us because we want to explain change [Mumford]