12 ideas
| 8132 | We now have a much more sophisticated understanding of logical form in language [Burge] |
| 17644 | Metaphysical realism is committed to there being one ultimate true theory [Putnam] |
| 17648 | It is an illusion to think there could be one good scientific theory of reality [Putnam] |
| 17643 | Shape is essential relative to 'statue', but not essential relative to 'clay' [Putnam] |
| 17642 | The old view that sense data are independent of mind is quite dotty [Putnam] |
| 8126 | Anti-individualism says the environment is involved in the individuation of some mental states [Burge] |
| 8127 | Broad concepts suggest an extension of the mind into the environment (less computer-like) [Burge] |
| 3158 | Theories of intentionality presuppose rationality, so can't explain it [Dennett] |
| 8129 | Anti-individualism may be incompatible with some sorts of self-knowledge [Burge] |
| 3159 | Beliefs and desires aren't real; they are prediction techniques [Dennett] |
| 8131 | Some qualities of experience, like blurred vision, have no function at all [Burge] |
| 17645 | An alien might think oxygen was the main cause of a forest fire [Putnam] |