Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Hermann von Helmholtz and Rahulabhadra

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4 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 1. Nature of Wisdom

7911	Theory vanishes when one has obtained wisdom [Rahulabhadra]

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]

27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 2. Thermodynamics / a. Energy

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Helmholtz used 'energy' to mathematically link heat, light, electricity and magnetism [Helmholtz, by Watson]

27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 2. Thermodynamics / c. Conservation of energy

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All forces conserve the sum of kinetic and potential energy [Helmholtz, by Papineau]