Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Crispin Wright, Robert Nozick and Jonathan Swift
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18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 5. Rationality / a. Rationality
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Rationality is normally said to concern either giving reasons, or reliability [Nozick]
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In the instrumental view of rationality it only concerns means, and not ends [Nozick]
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Is it rational to believe a truth which leads to permanent misery? [Nozick]
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Rationality needs some self-consciousness, to also evaluate how we acquired our reasons [Nozick]
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18. Thought / D. Concepts / 1. Concepts / a. Nature of concepts
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A concept is only a sortal if it gives genuine identity [Wright,C]
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'Sortal' concepts show kinds, use indefinite articles, and require grasping identities [Wright,C]
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18. Thought / D. Concepts / 4. Structure of Concepts / b. Analysis of concepts
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Entities fall under a sortal concept if they can be used to explain identity statements concerning them [Wright,C]
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18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 7. Abstracta by Equivalence
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If we can establish directions from lines and parallelism, we were already committed to directions [Wright,C]
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