Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'De Mundo (On the World)', 'Thought: a very short introduction' and 'On Simple Theories of a Complex World'

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9 ideas

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / a. Nature of Being

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Only supernatural means could annihilate anything once it had being [Hobbes]

13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 3. Evidentialism / a. Evidence

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How we evaluate evidence depends on our background beliefs [Bayne]

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Clifford's dictum seems to block our beliefs in morality, politics and philosophy [Bayne]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 1. Scientific Theory

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It seems obvious to prefer the simpler of two theories, on grounds of beauty and convenience [Quine]

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There are four suspicious reasons why we prefer simpler theories [Quine]

17. Mind and Body / E. Mind as Physical / 1. Physical Mind

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Physicalism correlates brain and mind, explains causation by thought, and makes nature continuous [Bayne]

18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 8. Human Thought

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Perception reveals what animals think, but humans can disengage thought from perception [Bayne]

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Some people centre space on themselves; others centre space on the earth [Bayne]

18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 4. Language of Thought

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The alternative to a language of thought is map-like or diagram-like thought [Bayne]