Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Xunzi (Xun Kuang) and Nicole Oresme

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5 ideas

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 9. Qualities

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Whiteness isn't created in an alteration, because it is just this-being-white [Oresme]

9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 6. Successive Things

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Successive entities are in flux, flowing in existence, with different parts at different times [Oresme]

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]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / d. Teaching virtue

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Rituals escape natural chaos, and benefit everyone, by reshaping our motivations [Xunzi (Xun Kuang), by Norden]

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Rituals don't arise from human nature; they are the deliberate creations of a sage [Xunzi (Xun Kuang)]