Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Menedemus, Richard Boyd and Alfred R. Mele

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4 ideas

20. Action / A. Definition of Action / 1. Action Theory

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Philosophy of action studies the roles of psychological states in causing behaviour [Mele]

23. Ethics / A. Egoism / 1. Ethical Egoism

3031	The greatest good is not the achievement of desire, but to desire what is proper [Menedemus, by Diog. Laertius]

26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 4. Source of Kinds

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The properties of an electron can't be explained just as 'clustering' [Chakravartty on Boyd]

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Properties cluster together, either because of intrinsic relations, or because of an underlying process [Boyd, by Chakravartty]