Combining Philosophers

Ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Theodore Sider and J Baggini / PS Fosl

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2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 2. Sufficient Reason

4643	The Principle of Sufficient Reason does not presuppose that all explanations will be causal explanations [Baggini /Fosl]

2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 3. Non-Contradiction

4633	You cannot rationally deny the principle of non-contradiction, because all reasoning requires it [Baggini /Fosl]

2. Reason / C. Styles of Reason / 1. Dialectic

4635	Dialectic aims at unified truth, unlike analysis, which divides into parts [Baggini /Fosl]

2. Reason / D. Definition / 13. Against Definition

14981

Philosophical concepts are rarely defined, and are not understood by means of definitions [Sider]

15015

It seems possible for a correct definition to be factually incorrect, as in defining 'contact' [Sider]