Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Edmund L. Gettier, Iris Murdoch and Auguste Comte
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1. Philosophy / B. History of Ideas / 1. History of Ideas
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All ideas must be understood historically [Comte]
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Our knowledge starts in theology, passes through metaphysics, and ends in positivism [Comte]
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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 2. Invocation to Philosophy
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An unexamined life can be virtuous [Murdoch]
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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / d. Philosophy as puzzles
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Philosophy must keep returning to the beginning [Murdoch]
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1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 3. Metaphysical Systems
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Philosophy moves continually between elaborate theories and the obvious facts [Murdoch]
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1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 6. Metaphysics as Conceptual
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Metaphysics is just the oversubtle qualification of abstract names for phenomena [Comte]
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1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 2. Positivism
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Positivism gives up absolute truth, and seeks phenomenal laws, by reason and observation [Comte]
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The phases of human thought are theological, then metaphysical, then positivist [Comte, by Watson]
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Positivism is the final state of human intelligence [Comte]
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1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 3. Scientism
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Science can drown in detail, so we need broad scientists (to keep out the metaphysicians) [Comte]
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Only positivist philosophy can terminate modern social crises [Comte]
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