Ideas from 'Lect 1: Materialist Viewpoint' by Simone Weil [1933], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Lectures on Philosophy' by Weil,Simone [CUP 1978,0-521-29333-2]].
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7. Existence / E. Categories / 2. Categorisation
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Bodies classify things prior to thought (such as chicks knowing what hits of the egg to peck)
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12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 1. Perception
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Senses are unaware of each other, and give isolated information
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12. Knowledge Sources / D. Empiricism / 2. Associationism
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Associations are not lawlike, because we make arbitrary choice of which representation matters
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15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 5. Generalisation by mind
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Abstraction is just the character of generalisation
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15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 6. Idealisation
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We don't infer the straight from the twisted, because judging the twisted needs the straight
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16. Persons / C. Self-Awareness / 1. Introspection
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Observing oneself in the present is impossible, and oneself in the past may be wrong
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