Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, William Paley and Ernest Nagel

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7 ideas

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 2. Reduction
3425 Reduction has been defined as deriving one theory from another by logic and maths [Nagel,E, by Kim]
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]
28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / b. Teleological Proof
21278 All the signs of design found in a watch are also found in nature [Paley]
21277 Even an imperfect machine can exhibit obvious design [Paley]
21275 Unlike a stone, the parts of a watch are obviously assembled in order to show the time [Paley]
21276 From the obvious purpose and structure of a watch we must infer that it was designed [Paley]
21357 No organ shows purpose more obviously than the eyelid [Paley]