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All the ideas for 'Causal Connections', 'A Specimen of Discoveries' and 'Daniel Dennett on himself'

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9 ideas

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 4. Aims of Reason

5035	The two basics of reasoning are contradiction and sufficient reason [Leibniz]

17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 5. Parallelism

5038	Assume that mind and body follow their own laws, but God has harmonised them [Leibniz]

17. Mind and Body / B. Behaviourism / 3. Intentional Stance

3986	The 'intentional stance' is a way of interpreting an entity by assuming it is rational and self-aware [Dennett]

18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 4. Folk Psychology

3987	Like the 'centre of gravity', desires and beliefs are abstract concepts with no actual existence [Dennett]

18. Thought / C. Content / 9. Conceptual Role Semantics

3984	The nature of content is entirely based on its functional role [Dennett]

25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 5. Education / b. Education principles

3983	Learning is evolution in the brain [Dennett]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / b. Causal relata

4784	Salmon says processes rather than events should be basic in a theory of physical causation [Salmon, by Psillos]

27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 1. Biology

3985	Biology is a type of engineering, not a search for laws of nature [Dennett]

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 3. Problem of Evil / b. Human Evil

5037	God doesn't decide that Adam will sin, but that sinful Adam's existence is to be preferred [Leibniz]