7 ideas
23367 | Even pointing a finger should only be done for a reason [Epictetus] |
5500 | Biologists see many organic levels, 'abstract' if seen from below, 'structural' if seen from above [Lycan] |
5494 | 'Lightning is electric discharge' and 'Phosphorus is Venus' are synthetic a posteriori identities [Lycan] |
5496 | Functionalism has three linked levels: physical, functional, and mental [Lycan] |
5499 | A mental state is a functional realisation of a brain state when it serves the purpose of the organism [Lycan] |
22406 | The maximisation of happiness must be done fairly [Rawls, by Smart] |
5501 | People are trying to explain biological teleology in naturalistic causal terms [Lycan] |