14 ideas
9327 | Organisms understand their worlds better if they understand themselves [Gulick] |
7557 | To solve Zeno's paradox, reject the axiom that the whole has more terms than the parts [Russell] |
10059 | In mathematic we are ignorant of both subject-matter and truth [Russell] |
7556 | A collection is infinite if you can remove some terms without diminishing its number [Russell] |
9325 | In contrast with knowledge, the notion of understanding emphasizes practical engagement [Gulick] |
9326 | Knowing-that is a much richer kind of knowing-how [Gulick] |
7554 | Self-evidence is often a mere will-o'-the-wisp [Russell] |
7458 | The reliability of witnesses depends on whether they benefit from their observations [Laplace, by Hacking] |
9319 | Is consciousness a type of self-awareness, or is being self-aware a way of being conscious? [Gulick] |
9320 | Higher-order theories divide over whether the higher level involves thought or perception [Gulick] |
9321 | Higher-order models reduce the problem of consciousness to intentionality [Gulick] |
9322 | Maybe qualia only exist at the lower level, and a higher-level is needed for what-it-is-like [Gulick] |
3441 | If a supreme intellect knew all atoms and movements, it could know all of the past and the future [Laplace] |
9324 | From the teleopragmatic perspective, life is largely an informational process [Gulick] |