Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Timon, Lord Kelvin (Wm Thomson) and E Conee / R Feldman

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7 ideas

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / c. Aim of beliefs

19525

If the only aim is to believe truths, that justifies recklessly believing what is unsupported (if it is right) [Conee/Feldman]

13. Knowledge Criteria / A. Justification Problems / 2. Justification Challenges / c. Knowledge closure

19524

We don't have the capacity to know all the logical consequences of our beliefs [Conee/Feldman]

13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 3. Evidentialism / b. Evidentialism

19518

Evidentialism says justifications supervene on the available evidence [Conee/Feldman]

13. Knowledge Criteria / E. Relativism / 3. Subjectivism

2975	That honey is sweet I do not affirm, but I agree that it appears so [Timon]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 1. Scientific Theory

22363

You have only begun to do real science when you can express it in numbers [Kelvin]

20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / c. Reasons as causes

19519

Rational decisions are either taken to be based on evidence, or to be explained causally [Conee/Feldman]

27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 2. Thermodynamics / a. Energy

20644

Energy has progressed from a mere formula, to a principle pervading all nature [Kelvin]