The phrase "a distinct thought" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a clear and separate idea or concept that stands out from others.
Example: "In her essay, she presented a distinct thought that challenged the conventional views on the subject."
Alternatives: "a unique idea" or "a clear notion".
Firms deploying a visionary approach also follow a distinct thought flow.
The traditional Christian said fuck the world and love thy neighbor; Auden said love the world and fuck thy neighbor, a related but a distinct thought.
Rather, he is denying that reflection requires a distinct thought.
Again, as noted above, Descartes's response here is not a denial that reflection is necessary for consciousness he denies that reflection requires a distinct thought.
And, while becoming aware that we were aware of something does require a reflective act, it does not require a distinct thought (and so the threatening regress is not problematic).
Plato pointed out that if your life is just one of pleasure then it would not even include any recollection of pleasure; nor any distinct thought that you were pleased, even when you were pleased.
Creativity is a catch-all term for a variety of distinct thought processes.
Creativity, as he writes, is "a catch-all term for a variety of distinct thought processes".
More generally, entertaining any thought at all, especially a clear and distinct thought that we cannot help but affirm, carries an affective dimension that will in turn prompt movements in the imagination and the passions.
First, Dilly repeats the arguments we saw in Régis, advancing the view that thoughts are known through themselves rather than requiring a distinct reflective thought.
And so one of the crucial points of clarification for a theory of consciousness is getting straight on whether consciousness involves reflection, and, if so, whether that requires a distinct reflective thought.
