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| Theoretical Philosophy » Actualizing intellect » 7/02/2015 4:48 pm |
- DanielJoachim
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But can you have only a certain degree of "capacity for abstraction"? I thought it'd be more right to say that either you have the capacity or you don't? Like grasping universal forms. A binary 0 or 1.
The distinction between rational animals (1) and mere animals (0).
| Theoretical Philosophy » Actualizing intellect » 6/30/2015 2:04 am |
- DanielJoachim
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One questions that's been bugging me ever since I've started reading Philosophy of Mind:
How should we understand the relation between the physical brain and the intellect? If the intellect is immaterial and given to each human being at conception; wouldn't we expect even perceptive babies to show some more evident signs of grasping universals and engaging in abstract thinking?
Or should we understand the brain (or matter) as actualizing the potential for intellect, so its mostly potential until the baby comes of age? Does the intellect rely on the full development of other faculties in order to display these abstract functions properly?
Thanks!
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