Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Archimedes, Pierre Duhem and Dennis Whitcomb

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4 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 3. Wisdom Deflated

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The devil was wise as an angel, and lost no knowledge when he rebelled [Whitcomb]

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]

14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 6. Falsification

22137

Observation can force rejection of some part of the initial set of claims [Duhem, by Boulter]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 6. Theory Holism

18197

Experiments only test groups of hypotheses, and can't show which one is wrong [Duhem]