14 ideas
19396 | Wisdom is knowing all of the sciences, and their application [Leibniz] |
9327 | Organisms understand their worlds better if they understand themselves [Gulick] |
16978 | If conceivability is a priori coherence, that implies possibility [Tahko] |
19397 | Perfect knowledge implies complete explanations and perfect prediction [Leibniz] |
9325 | In contrast with knowledge, the notion of understanding emphasizes practical engagement [Gulick] |
9326 | Knowing-that is a much richer kind of knowing-how [Gulick] |
16975 | Essences are used to explain natural kinds, modality, and causal powers [Tahko] |
9319 | Is consciousness a type of self-awareness, or is being self-aware a way of being conscious? [Gulick] |
9320 | Higher-order theories divide over whether the higher level involves thought or perception [Gulick] |
9321 | Higher-order models reduce the problem of consciousness to intentionality [Gulick] |
9322 | Maybe qualia only exist at the lower level, and a higher-level is needed for what-it-is-like [Gulick] |
16976 | Scientific essentialists tend to characterise essence in terms of modality (not vice versa) [Tahko] |
16977 | If essence is modal and laws are necessary, essentialist knowledge is found by scientists [Tahko] |
9324 | From the teleopragmatic perspective, life is largely an informational process [Gulick] |