Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Melvin Fitting, Theodore Sider and Ludwig Wittgenstein
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2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 3. Non-Contradiction
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The problem is to explain the role of contradiction in social life [Wittgenstein]
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2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 6. Ockham's Razor
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If a sign is useless it is meaningless; that is the point of Ockham's maxim [Wittgenstein]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 13. Against Definition
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It seems possible for a correct definition to be factually incorrect, as in defining 'contact' [Sider]
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Philosophical concepts are rarely defined, and are not understood by means of definitions [Sider]
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2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 8. Category Mistake / a. Category mistakes
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Words of the same kind can be substituted in a proposition without producing nonsense [Wittgenstein]
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2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 8. Category Mistake / b. Category mistake as syntactic
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Talking nonsense is not following the rules [Wittgenstein]
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Grammar says that saying 'sound is red' is not false, but nonsense [Wittgenstein]
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