10 ideas
5021 | An idea is analysed perfectly when it is shown a priori that it is possible [Leibniz] |
5020 | Our thoughts are either dependent, or self-evident. All thoughts seem to end in the self-evident [Leibniz] |
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] |
5019 | Supreme human happiness is the greatest possible increase of his perfection [Leibniz] |
3983 | Learning is evolution in the brain [Dennett] |
13304 | Learned men gain more in one day than others do in a lifetime [Posidonius] |
20820 | Time is an interval of motion, or the measure of speed [Posidonius, by Stobaeus] |
3985 | Biology is a type of engineering, not a search for laws of nature [Dennett] |