8 ideas
291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
3158 | Theories of intentionality presuppose rationality, so can't explain it [Dennett] |
3539 | Personal identity is just causally related mental states [Parfit, by Maslin] |
1393 | One of my future selves will not necessarily be me [Parfit] |
1392 | If we split like amoeba, we would be two people, neither of them being us [Parfit] |
1391 | Concern for our own lives isn't the source of belief in identity, it is the result of it [Parfit] |
3159 | Beliefs and desires aren't real; they are prediction techniques [Dennett] |
293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |