Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Rdiger Safranski and William Lyons

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8 ideas

1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 4. Later European Philosophy / d. Nineteenth century philosophy

20110

Hegel, Fichte and Schelling wanted to know Kant's thing-in-itself, as ego, or nature, or spirit [Safranski]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / a. Beliefs

2986	Belief is the most important propositional attitude [Lyons]

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]

15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 4. Intentionality / b. Intentionality theories

2978	Consciousness no longer seems essential to intentionality [Lyons]

17. Mind and Body / E. Mind as Physical / 4. Connectionism

2984	Perceptions could give us information without symbolic representation [Lyons]

18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 2. Propositional Attitudes

2979	Propositional attitudes require representation [Lyons]

18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 4. Folk Psychology

2987	Folk psychology works badly for alien cultures [Lyons]

18. Thought / C. Content / 1. Content

2977	All thinking has content [Lyons]