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All the ideas for 'The Modularity of Mind', 'The Psychophysical Nexus' and 'Meaning'

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5 ideas

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 5. Supervenience / c. Significance of supervenience

4242	Pure supervenience explains nothing, and is a sign of something fundamental we don't know [Nagel]

18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 3. Modularity of Mind

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Mental modules are specialised, automatic, and isolated [Fodor, by Okasha]

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 3. Meaning as Speaker's Intention

7751	Meaning needs an intention to induce a belief, and a recognition that this is the speaker's intention [Grice]

7752	Only the utterer's primary intention is relevant to the meaning [Grice]

7753	We judge linguistic intentions rather as we judge non-linguistic intentions, so they are alike [Grice]