14 ideas
3978 | Associations are held to connect Ideas together in the way the world is connected together [Fodor] |
7458 | The reliability of witnesses depends on whether they benefit from their observations [Laplace, by Hacking] |
3976 | Intentional science needs objects with semantic and causal properties, and which obey laws [Fodor] |
3980 | Intentional states and processes may be causal relations among mental symbols [Fodor] |
3441 | If a supreme intellect knew all atoms and movements, it could know all of the past and the future [Laplace] |
3986 | The 'intentional stance' is a way of interpreting an entity by assuming it is rational and self-aware [Dennett] |
3981 | Most psychological properties seem to be multiply realisable [Fodor] |
3987 | Like the 'centre of gravity', desires and beliefs are abstract concepts with no actual existence [Dennett] |
3975 | Folk psychology explains behaviour by reference to intentional states like belief and desire [Fodor] |
3982 | How could the extrinsic properties of thoughts supervene on their intrinsic properties? [Fodor] |
3984 | The nature of content is entirely based on its functional role [Dennett] |
3983 | Learning is evolution in the brain [Dennett] |
3977 | Laws are true generalisations which support counterfactuals and are confirmed by instances [Fodor] |
3985 | Biology is a type of engineering, not a search for laws of nature [Dennett] |