Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Oswald Veblen and Robert B. Brandom

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4 ideas

3. Truth / C. Correspondence Truth / 2. Correspondence to Facts

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Facts can't make claims true, because they are true claims [Brandom, by Kusch]

5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 2. History of Logic

10247

We have no adequate logic at the moment, so mathematicians must create one [Veblen]

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]

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 6. Meaning as Use

7765	The use of a sentence is its commitments and entitlements [Brandom, by Lycan]