Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Roy Bhaskar and Christian Wolff

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4 ideas

2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 2. Sufficient Reason

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Sufficient reason is implied by contradiction, of an insufficient possible which exists [Wolff, by Korsgaard]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 5. Essence as Kind

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Kind essences are the categorical bases of a thing's causal powers [Bhaskar, by Chakravartty]

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]

28. God / A. Divine Nature / 6. Divine Morality / b. Euthyphro question

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Confucius shows that ethics can rest on reason, rather than on revelation [Wolff, by Korsgaard]