Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Herodotus, Alfred North Whitehead and Dmitri Mendeleev

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10 ideas

1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 2. Ancient Philosophy / c. Classical philosophy

7719	European philosophy consists of a series of footnotes to Plato [Whitehead]

5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 2. Domain of Quantification

10656

With 'extensive connection', boundary elements are not included in domains [Whitehead, by Varzi]

7. Existence / B. Change in Existence / 2. Processes

15389

In Whitehead 'processes' consist of events beginning and ending [Whitehead, by Simons]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 1. Causation

15247

Whitehead held that perception was a necessary feature of all causation [Whitehead, by Harré/Madden]

27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 4. Standard Model / a. Concept of matter

17402

Mendeleev saw three principles in nature: matter, force and spirit (where the latter seems to be essence) [Mendeleev, by Scerri]

27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 3. Points in Space

16962

Whitehead replaced points with extended regions [Whitehead, by Quine]

27. Natural Reality / F. Chemistry / 2. Modern Elements

17399

Elements don't survive in compounds, but the 'substance' of the element does [Mendeleev]

27. Natural Reality / F. Chemistry / 3. Periodic Table

17400

Mendeleev focused on abstract elements, not simple substances, so he got to their essence [Mendeleev, by Scerri]

17401

Mendeleev had a view of elements which allowed him to overlook some conflicting observations [Mendeleev]

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 2. Immortality / a. Immortality

1513	The Egyptians were the first to say the soul is immortal and reincarnated [Herodotus]