Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Antoine Arnauld and James Cargile

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4. Formal Logic / D. Modal Logic ML / 7. Barcan Formula

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No one can conceive of a possible substance, apart from those which God has created [Arnauld]

5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 6. Plural Quantification

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Saying 'they can become a set' is a tautology, because reference to 'they' implies a collection [Cargile]

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

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