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All the ideas for 'The Psychophysical Nexus', 'Matters of Mind' and 'Short History of Modern Philosophy'

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11 ideas

5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 2. History of Logic

5637	Nowadays logic is seen as the science of extensions, not intensions [Scruton]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 5. Supervenience / c. Significance of supervenience

4242	Pure supervenience explains nothing, and is a sign of something fundamental we don't know [Nagel]

15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 1. Mind / e. Questions about mind

2534	Mindless bodies are zombies, bodiless minds are ghosts [Sturgeon]

2537	Types are properties, and tokens are events. Are they split between mental and physical, or not? [Sturgeon]

15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 5. Qualia / b. Qualia and intentionality

2532	Intentionality isn't reducible, because of its experiential aspect [Sturgeon]

17. Mind and Body / D. Property Dualism / 1. Reductionism critique

2533	Rule-following can't be reduced to the physical [Sturgeon]

17. Mind and Body / E. Mind as Physical / 5. Causal Argument

2535	The main argument for physicalism is its simple account of causation [Sturgeon]

18. Thought / C. Content / 2. Ideas

5636	Cartesian 'ideas' confuse concepts and propositions [Scruton]

18. Thought / C. Content / 10. Causal Semantics

2536	Do facts cause thoughts, or embody them, or what? [Sturgeon]

24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 3. Natural Values / c. Natural rights

5660	Allegiance is prior to the recognition of individual rights [Scruton]

25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 1. Basis of Rights

5653	A right is a power which is enforced in the name of justice [Scruton]