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All the ideas for 'Brainstorms:Essays on Mind and Psychology', 'Emergent Evolution' and 'Has Philosophy Lost Contact with People?'

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5 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 3. Wisdom Deflated

9764	Inspiration and social improvement need wisdom, but not professional philosophy [Quine]

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 6. Hopes for Philosophy

9763	For a good theory of the world, we must focus on our flabby foundational vocabulary [Quine]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 5. Supervenience / c. Significance of supervenience

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Life has a new supervenient relation, which alters its underlying physical events [Morgan,L]

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]