Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Archimedes, Mark Jago and Pierre Duhem

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4. Formal Logic / E. Nonclassical Logics / 7. Paraconsistency

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Paraconsistent reasoning can just mean responding sensibly to inconsistencies [Jago]

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]

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]