Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Rescher,N/Oppenheim,P, Critias and Richard Boyd

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5 ideas

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

12887

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

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / e. Character

541	Virtue comes more from habit than character [Critias]

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

15150

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

15149

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

28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 5. Atheism

542	Fear of the gods was invented to discourage secret sin [Critias]