Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Anaxarchus, J Fodor / E Lepore and Jens Zimmermann

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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 5. Objectivity

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We take part in objective truth, rather than observe it from a distance [Zimmermann,J]

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Hermeneutic knowledge is not objective, but embraces interpretations [Zimmermann,J]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 1. Perception

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In phenomenology, all perception is 'seeing as' [Zimmermann,J]

13. Knowledge Criteria / D. Scepticism / 1. Scepticism

3061	Anaxarchus said that he was not even sure that he knew nothing [Anaxarchus, by Diog. Laertius]

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 7. Meaning Holism / b. Language holism

9381	If some inferences are needed to fix meaning, but we don't know which, they are all relevant [Fodor/Lepore, by Boghossian]

21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 8. The Arts / b. Literature

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The hermeneutic circle is between the reader's self-understanding, and the world of the text [Zimmermann,J]

25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 2. The Law / c. Natural law

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Natural law theorists fear that without morality, law could be based on efficiency [Zimmermann,J]

29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 2. Judaism

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Traditionally, God dictated the Torah to Moses, unlike the later biblical writings [Zimmermann,J]