Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Rescher,N/Oppenheim,P, George Dickie and Ernest Nagel

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5 ideas

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 2. Reduction

3425	Reduction has been defined as deriving one theory from another by logic and maths [Nagel,E, by Kim]

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]

21. Aesthetics / A. Aesthetic Experience / 2. Aesthetic Attitude

20443

The aesthetic attitude is nothing more than paying close attention [Dickie, by Giovannelli]

21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 6. Art as Institution

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A work of art is an artifact created for the artworld [Dickie]

8114	The institutional theory says only a competent expert can decree something to be an art work [Dickie, by Gardner]