Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Rescher,N/Oppenheim,P, Samuel Alexander and Stuart Hampshire

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5 ideas

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 6. Criterion for Existence

3534	To be is to have causal powers [Alexander,S]

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]

17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 6. Epiphenomenalism

14494

Epiphenomenalism is like a pointless nobleman, kept for show, but soon to be abolished [Alexander,S]

3398	Epiphenomenalism makes the mind totally pointless [Alexander,S]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / g. Moral responsibility

20166

A man is a responsible agent to the extent he has an intention, and knows what he is doing [Hampshire]