Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Hermarchus, Andy Douglas and Charlotte Witt

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8 ideas

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 2. Types of Essence

12066

Aristotelian and Kripkean essentialism are very different theories [Witt]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 4. Essence as Definition

12067

An Aristotelian essence is a nonlinguistic correlate of the definition [Witt]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 6. Essence as Unifier

12082

If unity is a matter of degree, then essence may also be a matter of degree [Witt]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 8. Essence as Explanatory

12089

Essences mainly explain the existence of unified substance [Witt]

9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 12. Origin as Essential

12102

Essential properties of origin are too radically individual for an Aristotelian essence [Witt]

15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 3. Privacy

5210	We could know what a lion thinks by mapping both its brain patterns and its experiences [Douglas,A]

25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 6. Animal Rights

6005	Animals are dangerous and nourishing, and can't form contracts of justice [Hermarchus, by Sedley]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / a. Scientific essentialism

12085

Reality is directional [Witt]