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All the ideas for 'Laches', 'Facts and Propositions' and 'Computing Machinery and Intelligence'

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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]

3. Truth / H. Deflationary Truth / 1. Redundant Truth

3750	"It is true that x" means no more than x [Ramsey]

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 / A. Nature of Meaning / 7. Meaning Holism / c. Meaning by Role

18818

Sentence meaning is given by the actions to which it would lead [Ramsey]

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

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