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All the ideas for 'Intro to 'Self-Representational Consciousness'', 'A World of Dispositions' and 'Popular Scientific Lectures'

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1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 2. Positivism

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Laws of nature are just records of regularities and correlations, with concepts to make recording them easier [Mach, by Harré]

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 6. Dispositions / e. Dispositions as potential

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All structures are dispositional, objects are dispositions sets, and events manifest dispositions [Fetzer]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 1. Structure of an Object

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All events and objects are dispositional, and hence all structural properties are dispositional [Fetzer]

15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 1. Consciousness / e. Cause of consciousness

9312	Consciousness is reductively explained either by how it represents, or how it is represented [Kriegel/Williford]

9313	Experiences can be represented consciously or unconsciously, so representation won't explain consciousness [Kriegel/Williford]

9315	Red tomato experiences are conscious if the state represents the tomato and itself [Kriegel/Williford]

9316	How is self-representation possible, does it produce a regress, and is experience like that? [Kriegel/Williford]

15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 1. Consciousness / f. Higher-order thought

9314	Unfortunately, higher-order representations could involve error [Kriegel/Williford]

26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 2. Defining Kinds

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Kinds are arrangements of dispositions [Fetzer]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 3. Laws and Generalities

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Lawlike sentences are general attributions of disposition to all members of some class [Fetzer]