Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Dougherty,T/Rysiew,P, Hans-Georg Gadamer and Robert B. Brandom

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10 ideas

3. Truth / C. Correspondence Truth / 2. Correspondence to Facts

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Facts can't make claims true, because they are true claims [Brandom, by Kusch]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / a. Nature of Being

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Only language is understandable Being [Gadamer]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 2. Understanding

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It is nonsense that understanding does not involve knowledge; to understand, you must know [Dougherty/Rysiew]

19543

To grasp understanding, we should be more explicit about what needs to be known [Dougherty/Rysiew]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 7. Knowledge First

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Rather than knowledge, our epistemic aim may be mere true belief, or else understanding and wisdom [Dougherty/Rysiew]

13. Knowledge Criteria / A. Justification Problems / 1. Justification / a. Justification issues

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Don't confuse justified belief with justified believers [Dougherty/Rysiew]

13. Knowledge Criteria / A. Justification Problems / 1. Justification / b. Need for justification

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If knowledge is unanalysable, that makes justification more important [Dougherty/Rysiew]

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 6. Meaning as Use

7765	The use of a sentence is its commitments and entitlements [Brandom, by Lycan]

19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 2. Semantics

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Entailment is modelled in formal semantics as set inclusion (where 'mammals' contains 'cats') [Dougherty/Rysiew]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / b. Fact and value

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Facts don't oppose values; they are integrated into each person's aspirations [Gadamer, by Zimmermann,J]