Questions tagged [thought]
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Language, thought, cognition
Are thoughts distinct from natural language and if so how can 'thought' be defined so this might be established if it is in fact the case?
I am asking in response to a question elsewhere in 'Stack' ...
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Do modern philosophers of mind believe that thinking is a symbolic or visual process by nature?
Do some philosophers regard thinking as a symbolic process only because they don't actually think for themselves -- rather, like most of us, they are "having thoughts", their ...
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Is Analytic Philosophy really just Language Philosophy
In a recent answer, someone posted this quote from Michael Dummet:
What distinguishes analytical philosophy, in its diverse manifestations, from other schools is the belief, first, that a ...
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Is self-awareness necessary to consciousness?
In the act of thought, we often distinguish between the thinking itself and the awareness that 'I am thinking,' representing the thinker. But because the “thinker” is themself a manifestation of ...
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Logic and its beginnings and why it is
When dealing with logic aren't we supposed to question logic, as though what caused it and why it is and therefore ask or beg the question, "Can our basic understanding of logic be logical?" ...
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