8 ideas
8978 | Events are made of other things, and are not fundamental to ontology [Bennett] |
3986 | The 'intentional stance' is a way of interpreting an entity by assuming it is rational and self-aware [Dennett] |
3987 | Like the 'centre of gravity', desires and beliefs are abstract concepts with no actual existence [Dennett] |
3984 | The nature of content is entirely based on its functional role [Dennett] |
3983 | Learning is evolution in the brain [Dennett] |
10364 | Facts are about the world, not in it, so they can't cause anything [Bennett] |
3985 | Biology is a type of engineering, not a search for laws of nature [Dennett] |
6011 | There is a remote first god (the Good), and a second god who organises the material world [Numenius, by O'Meara] |