Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, N.L. Wilson and R.B. Braithwaite

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4 ideas

2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 4. Circularity

9355	One sort of circularity presupposes a premise, the other presupposes a rule being used [Braithwaite, by Devitt]

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]

19. Language / F. Communication / 6. Interpreting Language / c. Principle of charity

6316	We translate in a way that makes the largest possible number of statements true [Wilson,NL]

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 1. Religious Commitment / b. Religious Meaning

1468	If meaning is use, then religious sentences have meaning because they are used to assert an intention about how to live [Braithwaite, by PG]