8 ideas
22102 | Arguing with opponents uncovers truths, and restrains falsehoods [Aquinas] |
13157 | Choose the true hypothesis, which is the most intelligible one [Leibniz] |
13158 | The Copernican theory is right because it is the only one offering a good explanation [Leibniz] |
7658 | Obviously there can't be a functional anaylsis of qualia if they are defined by intrinsic properties [Dennett] |
7655 | The work done by the 'homunculus in the theatre' must be spread amongst non-conscious agencies [Dennett] |
7657 | Intelligent agents are composed of nested homunculi, of decreasing intelligence, ending in machines [Dennett] |
7656 | I don't deny consciousness; it just isn't what people think it is [Dennett] |
7654 | What matters about neuro-science is the discovery of the functional role of the chemistry [Dennett] |