10 ideas
19382 | Abstracta are abbreviated ways of talking; there are just substances, and truths about them [Leibniz] |
2526 | Philosophers regularly confuse failures of imagination with insights into necessity [Dennett] |
2523 | That every mammal has a mother is a secure reality, but without foundations [Dennett] |
2528 | Does consciousness need the concept of consciousness? [Dennett] |
2525 | Maybe language is crucial to consciousness [Dennett] |
2527 | Unconscious intentionality is the foundation of the mind [Dennett] |
2530 | Could a robot be made conscious just by software? [Dennett] |
2524 | A language of thought doesn't explain content [Dennett] |
3178 | A fast machine could pass all behavioural tests with a vast lookup table [Block, by Rey] |
2529 | Maybe there can be non-conscious concepts (e.g. in bees) [Dennett] |