Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Churchland / Churchland and John Bigelow

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6 ideas

3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 1. For Truthmakers

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Truth and falsehood must track what does or doesn't exist [Bigelow]

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]

15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 3. Privacy

7522	A full neural account of qualia will give new epistemic access to them, beyond private experience [Churchlands]

15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 5. Qualia / c. Explaining qualia

7521	It is question-begging to assume that qualia are totally simple, hence irreducible [Churchlands]

7523	The qualia Hard Problem is easy, in comparison with the co-ordination of mental states [Churchlands]

27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / h. Presentism

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I am a presentist, and all language and common sense supports my view [Bigelow]