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All the ideas for 'Laches', 'Computing Machinery and Intelligence' and 'Frege's Distinction of Sense and Reference'

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6 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 3. Wisdom Deflated

291	Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato]

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / b. Names as descriptive

9182	Ancient names like 'Obadiah' depend on tradition, not on where the name originated [Dummett]

18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 6. Artificial Thought / b. Turing Machines

3979	The Turing Machine is the best idea yet about how the mind works [Fodor on Turing]

18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 6. Artificial Thought / c. Turing Test

5321	In 50 years computers will successfully imitate humans with a 70% success rate [Turing]

19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / b. Causal reference

9181	The causal theory of reference can't distinguish just hearing a name from knowing its use [Dummett]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / d. Courage

293	Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato]