Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Charles Darwin, Gonzalo Rodriguez-Pereyra and Theodore Sider

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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 3. Philosophy Defined

9218	Maybe what distinguishes philosophy from science is its pursuit of necessary truths [Sider]

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 2. Possibility of Metaphysics

14721

Metaphysical enquiry can survive if its conclusions are tentative [Sider]

15010

Your metaphysics is 'cheating' if your ontology won't support the beliefs you accept [Sider]

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

14977

Metaphysics is not about what exists or is true or essential; it is about the structure of reality [Sider]

14994

Extreme doubts about metaphysics also threaten to undermine the science of unobservables [Sider]

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 6. Metaphysics as Conceptual

15003

It seems unlikely that the way we speak will give insights into the universe [Sider]

1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 4. Conceptual Analysis

14986

Conceptual analysts trust particular intuitions much more than general ones [Sider]