Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Pythagoras, Harr�,R./Madden,E.H. and Willard Quine

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1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 1. Nature of Metaphysics
13736 Quinean metaphysics just lists the beings, which is a domain with no internal structure [Schaffer,J on Quine]
1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 3. Metaphysical Systems
1627 Any statement can be held true if we make enough adjustment to the rest of the system [Quine]
1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 4. Metaphysics as Science
22153 Quine rejects Carnap's view that science and philosophy are distinct [Quine, by Boulter]
22438 Philosophy is largely concerned with finding the minimum that science could get by with [Quine]
6891 Quine's naturalistic and empirical view is based entirely on first-order logic and set theory [Quine, by Mautner]
1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 6. Metaphysics as Conceptual
6310 Enquiry needs a conceptual scheme, so we should retain the best available [Quine]
11103 We aren't stuck with our native conceptual scheme; we can gradually change it [Quine]
15215 Philosophy devises and assesses conceptual schemes in the service of worldviews [Harré/Madden]