17 ideas
291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
23269 | Philosophy must start from clearly observed facts [Galen] |
3509 | Externalism may be the key idea in philosophical naturalism [Papineau] |
23266 | The spirit in the soul wants freedom, power and honour [Galen] |
23219 | Stopping the heart doesn't terminate activity; pressing the brain does that [Galen, by Cobb] |
23264 | Philosophers think faculties are in substances, and invent a faculty for every activity [Galen] |
3513 | How does a dualist mind represent, exist outside space, and be transparent to itself? [Papineau] |
3514 | Functionalism needs causation and intentionality to explain actions [Papineau] |
3510 | Epiphenomenalism is supervenience without physicalism [Papineau] |
3511 | Supervenience requires all mental events to have physical effects [Papineau] |
3515 | Knowing what it is like to be something only involves being (physically) that thing [Papineau] |
23220 | The brain contains memory and reason, and is the source of sensation and decision [Galen] |
3512 | If a mental state is multiply realisable, why does it lead to similar behaviour? [Papineau] |
23265 | The rational part of the soul is the desire for truth, understanding and recollection [Galen] |
3516 | The Private Language argument only means people may misjudge their experiences [Papineau] |
293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |
23268 | We execute irredeemable people, to protect ourselves, as a deterrent, and ending a bad life [Galen] |