Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Rescher,N/Oppenheim,P, Jens Zimmermann and John Wycliff

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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 5. Objectivity
20923 We take part in objective truth, rather than observe it from a distance [Zimmermann,J]
20926 Hermeneutic knowledge is not objective, but embraces interpretations [Zimmermann,J]
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]
9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 6. Successive Things
16700 In order to speak about time and successive entities, the 'present' must be enlarged [Wycliff]
16701 To be successive a thing needs parts, which must therefore be lodged outside that instant [Wycliff]
12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 1. Perception
20924 In phenomenology, all perception is 'seeing as' [Zimmermann,J]
21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 8. The Arts / b. Literature
20927 The hermeneutic circle is between the reader's self-understanding, and the world of the text [Zimmermann,J]
25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 2. The Law / c. Natural law
20933 Natural law theorists fear that without morality, law could be based on efficiency [Zimmermann,J]
29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 2. Judaism
20929 Traditionally, God dictated the Torah to Moses, unlike the later biblical writings [Zimmermann,J]