Deborah Brown analyzed this philosophical construct in the form of an annotated mystery story alluding to Don Quixote.
Deborah Brown analyzed this philosophical construct in the form of an annotated mystery story alluding to Don Quixote. Bill Lycan claims that this idea is so problematic that it should be permanently stricken from the literature. The description of this entity focuses on the context in which the word "house" is learned, and notes that it recognizes the author's friends and returns their greetings in English. It was introduced in the article "Knowing One's Own Mind" which concludes that, because it has no causal history to connect itself to its thoughts and the world, it cannot be said to have thoughts or to give meaning to utterances. This creatures "writes articles about radical interpretation" and is composed of dead plant matter, which is animated by a lightning strike to become an exact duplicate of Donald Davidson. FTP, name this central figure of a Davidson thought experiment.
Deborah Brown analyzed this philosophical construct in the form of an annotated mystery story alluding to Don Quixote.
Swampman [do not accept "Swamp Thing" prompt on Donald Davidson before it is read]