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All the ideas for 'Commentary on 'De Anima'', 'Daniel Dennett on himself' and 'Does Emp.Knowledge have Foundation?'

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13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 4. Foundationalism / c. Empirical foundations

8793	If observation is knowledge, it is not just an experience; it is a justification in the space of reasons [Sellars]

13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 4. Foundationalism / f. Foundationalism critique

8792	Observations like 'this is green' presuppose truths about what is a reliable symptom of what [Sellars]

17. Mind and Body / B. Behaviourism / 3. Intentional Stance

3986	The 'intentional stance' is a way of interpreting an entity by assuming it is rational and self-aware [Dennett]

18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 4. Folk Psychology

3987	Like the 'centre of gravity', desires and beliefs are abstract concepts with no actual existence [Dennett]

18. Thought / C. Content / 9. Conceptual Role Semantics

3984	The nature of content is entirely based on its functional role [Dennett]

18. Thought / D. Concepts / 4. Structure of Concepts / f. Theory theory of concepts

8791	The concept of 'green' involves a battery of other concepts [Sellars]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / e. Death

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The soul conserves the body, as we see by its dissolution when the soul leaves [Toletus]

25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 5. Education / b. Education principles

3983	Learning is evolution in the brain [Dennett]

27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 1. Biology

3985	Biology is a type of engineering, not a search for laws of nature [Dennett]