10 ideas
22642 | Man has an intense natural interest in the consistency of his own thinking [James] |
13190 | I don't admit infinite numbers, and consider infinitesimals to be useful fictions [Leibniz] |
22641 | Realities just are, and beliefs are true of them [James] |
6375 | The taste of chocolate is a 'finer-grained' sensation than the taste of sweetness [Polger] |
22640 | We find satisfaction in consistency of all of our beliefs, perceptions and mental connections [James] |
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] |