Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Archimedes, Michael Lavers and R.B. Braithwaite

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4 ideas

2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 4. Circularity

9355	One sort of circularity presupposes a premise, the other presupposes a rule being used [Braithwaite, by Devitt]

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]

17. Mind and Body / E. Mind as Physical / 2. Reduction of Mind

4688	We imagine small and large objects scaled to the same size, suggesting a fixed capacity for imagination [Lavers]

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 1. Religious Commitment / b. Religious Meaning

1468	If meaning is use, then religious sentences have meaning because they are used to assert an intention about how to live [Braithwaite, by PG]