Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Philodemus, J.B. Watson and Jonathan Barnes

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6 ideas

14. Science / C. Induction / 3. Limits of Induction
6027 From the fact that some men die, we cannot infer that they all do [Philodemus]
18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 8. Abstractionism Critique
9074 Abstraction cannot produce the concept of a 'game', as there is no one common feature [Barnes,J]
9073 Abstraction from an ambiguous concept like 'mole' will define them as the same [Barnes,J]
9072 Defining concepts by abstractions will collect together far too many attributes from entities [Barnes,J]
22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / e. Human nature
7517 I could take a healthy infant and train it up to be any type of specialist I choose [Watson,JB]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / a. Virtues
22241 Don't fear god or worry about death; the good is easily got and the terrible easily cured [Philodemus]