19 ideas
19574 | If man sacrifices truth he sacrifices himself, by acting against his own convictions [Novalis] |
19571 | Delusion and truth differ in their life functions [Novalis] |
18933 | Not-Being obviously doesn't exist, and the five modes of Being are all impossible [Gorgias, by Diog. Laertius] |
19575 | Refinement of senses increasingly distinguishes individuals [Novalis] |
2526 | Philosophers regularly confuse failures of imagination with insights into necessity [Dennett] |
19572 | Experiences tests reason, and reason tests experience [Novalis] |
2523 | That every mammal has a mother is a secure reality, but without foundations [Dennett] |
2528 | Does consciousness need the concept of consciousness? [Dennett] |
2525 | Maybe language is crucial to consciousness [Dennett] |
2527 | Unconscious intentionality is the foundation of the mind [Dennett] |
2530 | Could a robot be made conscious just by software? [Dennett] |
19573 | The seat of the soul is where our inner and outer worlds interpenetrate [Novalis] |
2524 | A language of thought doesn't explain content [Dennett] |
2529 | Maybe there can be non-conscious concepts (e.g. in bees) [Dennett] |
19577 | Everything is a chaotic unity, then we abstract, then we reunify the world into a free alliance [Novalis] |
9866 | Gorgias says rhetoric is the best of arts, because it enslaves without using force [Gorgias, by Plato] |
5864 | Destroy seriousness with laughter, and laughter with seriousness [Gorgias] |
19578 | Only self-illuminated perfect individuals are beautiful [Novalis] |
19576 | Religion needs an intermediary, because none of us can connect directly to a godhead [Novalis] |