Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Antoine Arnauld, Walter Burley and Pierre Duhem

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6 ideas

4. Formal Logic / D. Modal Logic ML / 7. Barcan Formula

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No one can conceive of a possible substance, apart from those which God has created [Arnauld]

9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 6. Successive Things

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Days exist, and yet they seem to be made up of parts which don't exist [Burley]

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Unlike permanent things, successive things cannot exist all at once [Burley]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 2. Qualities in Perception / c. Primary qualities

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The primary qualities are mixed to cause secondary qualities [Burley]

14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 6. Falsification

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Observation can force rejection of some part of the initial set of claims [Duhem, by Boulter]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 6. Theory Holism

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Experiments only test groups of hypotheses, and can't show which one is wrong [Duhem]