9 ideas
19090 | If we can't check our language against experience, philosophy is just comparing beliefs and words [Rorty] |
6375 | The taste of chocolate is a 'finer-grained' sensation than the taste of sweetness [Polger] |
3158 | Theories of intentionality presuppose rationality, so can't explain it [Dennett] |
6381 | The mind and the self are one, and the mind-self is a biological phenomenon [Polger] |
3159 | Beliefs and desires aren't real; they are prediction techniques [Dennett] |
6378 | Teleological functions explain why a trait exists; causal-role functions say what it does [Polger] |
6380 | Identity theory says consciousness is an abstraction: a state, event, process or property [Polger] |
6379 | A mummified heart has the teleological function of circulating blood [Polger] |
6377 | Teleological notions of function say what a thing is supposed to do [Polger] |