Ideas of Stephen Boulter, by Theme

[British, fl. 2012, At Oxford Brookes University.]

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1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 4. Metaphysics as Science

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Science rests on scholastic metaphysics, not on Hume, Kant or Carnap

8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 2. Need for Universals

22134

Thoughts are general, but the world isn't, so how can we think accurately?

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 6. Logical Necessity

22150

Logical possibility needs the concepts of the proposition to be adequate

14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 3. Experiment

22139

Experiments don't just observe; they look to see what interventions change the natural order

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

22136

Science begins with sufficient reason, de-animation, and the importance of nature

15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 1. Faculties

22135

Our concepts can never fully capture reality, but simplification does not falsify

19. Language / E. Analyticity / 3. Analytic and Synthetic

22152

Aristotelians accept the analytic-synthetic distinction

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / b. Fact and value

22156

The facts about human health are the measure of the values in our lives