Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Archimedes, James Joule and Friedrich Jacobi

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5 ideas

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]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / g. Contemplation

7071	Life and rationality are pointless if we can only contemplate the freedom of our own ego [Jacobi]

23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 2. Nihilism

7072	Jacobi was the first philosopher to talk of nihilism [Jacobi, by Critchley]

27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 2. Thermodynamics / b. Heat

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Heat is a state of vibration, not a substance [Joule]

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Joule showed that energy converts to heat, and heat to energy [Joule, by Papineau]