Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Rescher,N/Oppenheim,P, Barry Smith and Leonhard Euler

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4 ideas

3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 2. Truthmaker Relation

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Maybe truth-making is an unanalysable primitive, but we can specify principles for it [Smith,B]

3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 4. Truthmaker Necessitarianism

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God might necessitate that something happen, but He is not the truth-maker for it [Smith,B]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / c. Wholes from parts

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A whole must have one characteristic, an internal relation, and a structure [Rescher/Oppenheim]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 1. Laws of Nature

5467	Euler said nature is instrinsically passive, and minds cause change [Euler, by Ellis]