Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Critias, E Conee / R Feldman and H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim

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7 ideas

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / c. Aim of beliefs

19525

If the only aim is to believe truths, that justifies recklessly believing what is unsupported (if it is right) [Conee/Feldman]

13. Knowledge Criteria / A. Justification Problems / 2. Justification Challenges / c. Knowledge closure

19524

We don't have the capacity to know all the logical consequences of our beliefs [Conee/Feldman]

13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 3. Evidentialism / b. Evidentialism

19518

Evidentialism says justifications supervene on the available evidence [Conee/Feldman]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / j. Explanations by reduction

20653

Six reduction levels: groups, lives, cells, molecules, atoms, particles [Putnam/Oppenheim, by Watson]

20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / c. Reasons as causes

19519

Rational decisions are either taken to be based on evidence, or to be explained causally [Conee/Feldman]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / e. Character

541	Virtue comes more from habit than character [Critias]

28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 5. Atheism

542	Fear of the gods was invented to discourage secret sin [Critias]