Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Benjamin Constant, Richard Boyd and James Woodward

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5 ideas

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / g. Causal explanations

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An explanation is a causal graph [Woodward,J, by Strevens]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / b. Liberal individualism

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Liberty is the triumph of the individual, over both despotic government and enslaving majorities [Constant]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / c. Liberal equality

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Minority rights are everyone's rights, because we all have turns in the minority [Constant]

26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 4. Source of Kinds

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The properties of an electron can't be explained just as 'clustering' [Chakravartty on Boyd]

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Properties cluster together, either because of intrinsic relations, or because of an underlying process [Boyd, by Chakravartty]