Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'The Intrinsic Quality of Experience', 'The Laws of Thought' and 'On the spiritual perfection of life'

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6 ideas

2. Reason / C. Styles of Reason / 1. Dialectic

22102

Arguing with opponents uncovers truths, and restrains falsehoods [Aquinas]

4. Formal Logic / B. Propositional Logic PL / 1. Propositional Logic

8083	Boole applied normal algebra to logic, aiming at an algebra of thought [Boole, by Devlin]

7727	Boole's notation can represent syllogisms and propositional arguments, but not both at once [Boole, by Weiner]

5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 2. History of Logic

8686	Boole made logic more mathematical, with algebra, quantifiers and probability [Boole, by Friend]

5. Theory of Logic / H. Proof Systems / 2. Axiomatic Proof

22277

Boole's method was axiomatic, achieving economy, plus multiple interpretations [Boole, by Potter]

15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 5. Qualia / b. Qualia and intentionality

8130	Qualities of experience are just representational aspects of experience ('Representationalism') [Harman, by Burge]