Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Archimedes, Carl Hoefer and Christian Wolff

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4 ideas

2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 2. Sufficient Reason

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Sufficient reason is implied by contradiction, of an insufficient possible which exists [Wolff, by Korsgaard]

6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 3. Axioms for Geometry

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Archimedes defined a straight line as the shortest distance between two points [Archimedes, by Leibniz]

27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 4. Substantival Space

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General Relativity allows substantivalism about space-time - that it has independent properties [Hoefer]

28. God / A. Divine Nature / 6. Divine Morality / b. Euthyphro question

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Confucius shows that ethics can rest on reason, rather than on revelation [Wolff, by Korsgaard]