9 ideas
12739 | If we are dreaming, it is sufficient that the events are coherent, and obey laws [Leibniz] |
6375 | The taste of chocolate is a 'finer-grained' sensation than the taste of sweetness [Polger] |
12738 | Successful prediction shows proficiency in nature [Leibniz] |
6381 | The mind and the self are one, and the mind-self is a biological phenomenon [Polger] |
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] |
9425 | Lewis later proposed the axioms at the intersection of the best theories (which may be few) [Mumford on Lewis] |