Ideas of William Lyons, by Theme

[Irish, fl. 1995, Of the University of Dublin.]

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11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / a. Beliefs
Belief is the most important propositional attitude
15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 4. Intentionality / b. Intentionality theories
Consciousness no longer seems essential to intentionality
17. Mind and Body / E. Mind as Physical / 4. Connectionism
Perceptions could give us information without symbolic representation
18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 2. Propositional Attitudes
Propositional attitudes require representation
18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 4. Folk Psychology
Folk psychology works badly for alien cultures
18. Thought / C. Content / 1. Content
All thinking has content