14 ideas
| 22234 | Post-structuralism focused on exterior determinants of thought, rather than the thinker [Oksala] |
| 6027 | From the fact that some men die, we cannot infer that they all do [Philodemus] |
| 23513 | Single neurons can carry out complex functions [Seth] |
| 23514 | The cerbellum has a huge number of neurons, but little involvement in consciousness [Seth] |
| 23516 | Maybe a system is conscious if the whole generates more information than its parts [Seth] |
| 23519 | The self is embodied, perspectival, volitional, narrative and social [Seth, by PG] |
| 23518 | Modern AI is mostly machine-based pattern recognition [Seth] |
| 23517 | Volition is felt as doing what you want, with possible alternatives, and a source from within [Seth] |
| 23515 | Human exceptionalism plagues biology, and most other human thinking [Seth] |
| 22241 | Don't fear god or worry about death; the good is easily got and the terrible easily cured [Philodemus] |
| 20582 | World government needs a shared global identity [Oksala] |
| 20568 | The principles Rawls arrives at do not just conform to benevolence, but also result from choices [Oksala] |
| 20578 | Anarchists prefer local and communal government [Oksala] |
| 20574 | Utilitarianism neglects responsibility, duties and rights [Oksala] |