14 ideas
| 9327 | Organisms understand their worlds better if they understand themselves [Gulick] |
| 5044 | Reality must be made of basic unities, which will be animated, substantial points [Leibniz] |
| 9325 | In contrast with knowledge, the notion of understanding emphasizes practical engagement [Gulick] |
| 9326 | Knowing-that is a much richer kind of knowing-how [Gulick] |
| 5045 | No machine or mere organised matter could have a unified self [Leibniz] |
| 9319 | Is consciousness a type of self-awareness, or is being self-aware a way of being conscious? [Gulick] |
| 9320 | Higher-order theories divide over whether the higher level involves thought or perception [Gulick] |
| 9321 | Higher-order models reduce the problem of consciousness to intentionality [Gulick] |
| 9322 | Maybe qualia only exist at the lower level, and a higher-level is needed for what-it-is-like [Gulick] |
| 5046 | The soul does know bodies, although they do not influence one another [Leibniz] |
| 2605 | If everything uses mentalese, ALL concepts must be innate! [Putnam] |
| 2606 | No machine language can express generalisations [Putnam] |
| 5043 | To regard animals as mere machines may be possible, but seems improbable [Leibniz] |
| 9324 | From the teleopragmatic perspective, life is largely an informational process [Gulick] |