Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Rescher,N/Oppenheim,P, Moritz Schlick and James Joule

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4 ideas

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 7. Against Metaphysics

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The empiricist says that metaphysics is meaningless, rather than false [Schlick]

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]

27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 2. Thermodynamics / b. Heat

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Heat is a state of vibration, not a substance [Joule]

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Joule showed that energy converts to heat, and heat to energy [Joule, by Papineau]