9 ideas
16620 | A chair is wood, and its shape is the form; it isn't 'compounded' of the matter and form [Hobbes] |
16622 | Essence is just an artificial word from logic, giving a way of thinking about substances [Hobbes] |
3986 | The 'intentional stance' is a way of interpreting an entity by assuming it is rational and self-aware [Dennett] |
3987 | Like the 'centre of gravity', desires and beliefs are abstract concepts with no actual existence [Dennett] |
3984 | The nature of content is entirely based on its functional role [Dennett] |
3983 | Learning is evolution in the brain [Dennett] |
22745 | Pherecydes said the first principle and element is earth [Pherecydes, by Sext.Empiricus] |
3985 | Biology is a type of engineering, not a search for laws of nature [Dennett] |
5883 | Pherecydes was the first to say that the soul is eternal [Pherecydes, by Cicero] |