Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Stilpo, Michael Dummett and John Cottingham
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18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 1. Thought
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A theory of thought will include propositional attitudes as well as propositions [Dummett]
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The theories of meaning and understanding are the only routes to an account of thought [Dummett]
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18. Thought / D. Concepts / 3. Ontology of Concepts / c. Fregean concepts
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Concepts only have a 'functional character', because they map to truth values, not objects [Dummett, by Davidson]
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18. Thought / D. Concepts / 4. Structure of Concepts / i. Conceptual priority
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An argument for conceptual priority is greater simplicity in explanation [Dummett]
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Maybe a concept is 'prior' to another if it can be defined without the second concept [Dummett]
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18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 1. Abstract Thought
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You can't infer a dog's abstract concepts from its behaviour [Dummett]
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Abstract terms are acceptable as long as we know how they function linguistically [Dummett]
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18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 7. Abstracta by Equivalence
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Since abstract objects cannot be picked out, we must rely on identity statements [Dummett]
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There is no reason why abstraction by equivalence classes should be called 'logical' [Dummett, by Tait]
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We arrive at the concept 'suicide' by comparing 'Cato killed Cato' with 'Brutus killed Brutus' [Dummett]
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18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 8. Abstractionism Critique
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To abstract from spoons (to get the same number as the forks), the spoons must be indistinguishable too [Dummett]
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To 'abstract from' is a logical process, as opposed to the old mental view [Dummett]
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