Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Jerry A. Fodor, Stilpo and Friedrich Nietzsche

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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 5. Objectivity
24084 Seeing with other eyes is more egoism, but exploring other perspectives leads to objectivity [Nietzsche]
23722 Objectivity is not disinterestedness (impossible), but the ability to switch perspectives [Nietzsche]
4545 Could not the objective character of things be merely a difference of degree within the subjective? [Nietzsche]
2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 7. Status of Reason
2896 I want to understand the Socratic idea that 'reason equals virtue equals happiness' [Nietzsche]
4530 Reason is a mere idiosyncrasy of a certain species of animal [Nietzsche]
20379 Reason is just another organic drive, developing late, and fighting for equality [Nietzsche]
2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 8. Naturalising Reason
2505 Turing invented the idea of mechanical rationality (just based on syntax) [Fodor]
2463 A standard naturalist view is realist, externalist, and computationalist, and believes in rationality [Fodor]
2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 9. Limits of Reason
4523 What can be 'demonstrated' is of little worth [Nietzsche]
2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 3. Non-Contradiction
4531 Our inability to both affirm and deny a single thing is merely an inability, not a 'necessity' [Nietzsche]
2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 6. Ockham's Razor
4541 Everything simple is merely imaginary [Nietzsche]
2. Reason / C. Styles of Reason / 1. Dialectic
2897 With dialectics the rabble gets on top [Nietzsche]
2. Reason / D. Definition / 3. Types of Definition
4417 Only that which has no history is definable [Nietzsche]
2. Reason / D. Definition / 13. Against Definition
12619 We have no successful definitions, because they all use indefinable words [Fodor]
2. Reason / E. Argument / 2. Transcendental Argument
2470 Transcendental arguments move from knowing Q to knowing P because it depends on Q [Fodor]
2. Reason / E. Argument / 6. Conclusive Proof
2898 Anything which must first be proved is of little value [Nietzsche]