Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Alistair Mitchell, Alex Betteridge and Peter Unger

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7 ideas

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 10. Vagueness / d. Vagueness as linguistic

9052	Vague predicates lack application; there are no borderline cases; vague F is not F [Unger, by Keefe/Smith]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Simples

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There are no objects with proper parts; there are only mereological simples [Unger, by Wasserman]

13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 6. Contextual Justification / b. Invariantism

8724	The meaning of 'know' does not change from courtroom to living room [Unger]

13. Knowledge Criteria / D. Scepticism / 1. Scepticism

8722	No one knows anything, and no one is ever justified or reasonable [Unger]

13. Knowledge Criteria / D. Scepticism / 4. Demon Scepticism

8723	An evil scientist may give you a momentary life, with totally false memories [Unger]

14. Science / C. Induction / 3. Limits of Induction

7295	Maybe induction is only reliable IF reality is stable [Mitchell,A]

15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 2. Imagination

6901	Understanding is needed for imagination, just as much as the other way around [Betteridge]