Combining Philosophers

Ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Robert Nozick and Chris Swoyer

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18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 5. Rationality / a. Rationality

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In the instrumental view of rationality it only concerns means, and not ends [Nozick]

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Rationality is normally said to concern either giving reasons, or reliability [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]

18. Thought / C. Content / 8. Intension

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Intensions are functions which map possible worlds to sets of things denoted by an expression [Swoyer]

18. Thought / D. Concepts / 4. Structure of Concepts / e. Concepts from exemplars

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Research suggests that concepts rely on typical examples [Swoyer]