Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Archimedes, George Dickie and Richard Montague

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5 ideas

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 2. Descriptions / b. Definite descriptions

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'The' is a quantifier, like 'every' and 'a', and does not result in denotation [Montague]

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

13007

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

21. Aesthetics / A. Aesthetic Experience / 2. Aesthetic Attitude

20443

The aesthetic attitude is nothing more than paying close attention [Dickie, by Giovannelli]

21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 6. Art as Institution

20329

A work of art is an artifact created for the artworld [Dickie]

8114	The institutional theory says only a competent expert can decree something to be an art work [Dickie, by Gardner]