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Ability: In philosophy, ability refers to an individual's capacity or potential to perform a particular action or exhibit a certain skill or behavior. It encompasses the inherent capability to accomplish tasks or engage in activities, whether realized or untapped.
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Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments.

 
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Colin McGinn on Ability - Dictionary of Arguments

I 228
Philosophy/ability/Gene/McGinn: It could be that the genes have already unconsciously solved some real philosophical problems. - E.g. explanation of reason.
>Reason
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Genes save information, but are almost non-trainable. -
>Information.
This explains specific knowledge skills. - They almost never change. - They embody the blueprint for the body and the brain.
>Knowledge.
I 230
Their construction assets is a proof of their representation capacity.
>Representation.

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Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments
The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.

McGinn I
Colin McGinn
Problems in Philosophy. The Limits of Inquiry, Cambridge/MA 1993
German Edition:
Die Grenzen vernünftigen Fragens Stuttgart 1996

McGinn II
C. McGinn
The Mysteriouy Flame. Conscious Minds in a Material World, New York 1999
German Edition:
Wie kommt der Geist in die Materie? München 2001


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