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All the ideas for 'The Roots of Reference', 'Folk Psychology' and 'Martin Heidegger in conversation'

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5 ideas

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / h. Dasein (being human)

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I say the manifestation of Being needs humans, and humans only exist as reflected in Being [Heidegger]

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 3. Powers as Derived

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Dispositions are physical states of mechanism; when known, these replace the old disposition term [Quine]

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

7518	If folk psychology gives a network of causal laws, that fits neatly with functionalism [Churchland,PM]

7519	Many mental phenomena are totally unexplained by folk psychology [Churchland,PM]

7520	Folk psychology never makes any progress, and is marginalised by modern science [Churchland,PM]