Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Albert of Saxony and William Davies

expand these ideas     |    start again     |     specify just one area for these philosophers

10 ideas

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 2. Types of Existence
16664 Everything that exists is either a substance or an accident [Albert of Saxony]
9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 6. Successive Things
16703 God could make a successive thing so that previous parts cease to exist [Albert of Saxony]
16699 Successive entities just need parts to succeed one another, without their existence [Albert of Saxony]
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]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 11. Capitalism
24073 Capitalists use their exceptional power to impose their own rules, and make the state their ally [Davies,W]
24071 Markets are transparent, with known prices and activity, and minimal profits [Davies,W]
24070 Economies have material, economic and capitalist layers [Davies,W]
24072 Capitalism is the anti-market, with opacity, monopolies, powers, exceptional profits and wealth [Davies,W]
24074 Capitalism must mainly rely either on the labour market, or on the financial markets [Davies,W]
26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / f. Ancient elements
16570 Elements are found last in dismantling bodies, and first in generating them [Albert of Saxony]