Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Hermarchus, Kurt Vonnegut and Pierre Duhem

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4 ideas

14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 6. Falsification

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Observation can force rejection of some part of the initial set of claims [Duhem, by Boulter]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 6. Theory Holism

18197

Experiments only test groups of hypotheses, and can't show which one is wrong [Duhem]

16. Persons / F. Free Will / 5. Against Free Will

22352

Out of more than a hundred planets, Earth is the only one with the idea of free will [Vonnegut]

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]