8 ideas
15585 | Later Heidegger sees philosophy as more like poetry than like science [Heidegger, by Polt] |
16676 | Why use more things when fewer will do? [William of Ockham] |
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] |
16675 | Every extended material substance is composed of parts distant from one another [William of Ockham] |
3985 | Biology is a type of engineering, not a search for laws of nature [Dennett] |