13 ideas
| 22519 | Philosophers are revealed by their fears [Billington] |
| 9327 | Organisms understand their worlds better if they understand themselves [Gulick] |
| 21962 | Metaphysics is the roots of the tree of science [Descartes] |
| 3659 | I know the truth that God exists and is the author of truth [Descartes] |
| 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] |
| 3657 | Understanding, not the senses, gives certainty [Descartes] |
| 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] |
| 9324 | From the teleopragmatic perspective, life is largely an informational process [Gulick] |
| 3660 | Atheism arises from empiricism, because God is intangible [Descartes] |