Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Rescher,N/Oppenheim,P, Edward Craig and Henry Sidgwick

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6 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]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 3. Value of Knowledge

23559

We have the concept of 'knowledge' as a label for good informants [Craig, by Fricker,M]

16. Persons / F. Free Will / 2. Sources of Free Will

23111

If we say that freedom depends on rationality, the irrational actions are not free [Sidgwick]

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

23059

Self-interest is not rational, if the self is just a succession of memories and behaviour [Sidgwick, by Gray]

23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 1. Utilitarianism

4129	It is self-evident (from the point of view of the Universe) that no individual has more importance than another [Sidgwick]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 4. Social Utilitarianism

20588

Sidwick argues for utilitarian institutions, rather than actions [Sidgwick, by Tuckness/Wolf]