Combining Philosophers

Ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, David Wiggins and John L. Pollock

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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / j. Explanations by reduction

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Six reduction levels: groups, lives, cells, molecules, atoms, particles [Putnam/Oppenheim, by Watson]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / k. Explanations by essence

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The category of substance is more important for epistemology than for ontology [Wiggins]

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Naming the secondary substance provides a mass of general information [Wiggins]

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Asking 'what is it?' nicely points us to the persistence of a continuing entity [Wiggins]