12 ideas
16789 | Only supernatural means could annihilate anything once it had being [Hobbes] |
5044 | Reality must be made of basic unities, which will be animated, substantial points [Leibniz] |
7720 | Two things can only resemble one another in some respect, and that may reintroduce a universal [Lowe] |
7712 | On substances, Leibniz emphasises unity, Spinoza independence, Locke relations to qualities [Lowe] |
7710 | Perception is a mode of belief-acquisition, and does not involve sensation [Lowe] |
7711 | Science requires a causal theory - perception of an object must be an experience caused by the object [Lowe] |
5045 | No machine or mere organised matter could have a unified self [Leibniz] |
7714 | Personal identity is a problem across time (diachronic) and at an instant (synchronic) [Lowe] |
5046 | The soul does know bodies, although they do not influence one another [Leibniz] |
7715 | Mentalese isn't a language, because it isn't conventional, or a means of public communication [Lowe] |
7722 | If meaning is mental pictures, explain "the cat (or dog!) is NOT on the mat" [Lowe] |
5043 | To regard animals as mere machines may be possible, but seems improbable [Leibniz] |