Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Charles Darwin, James Baillie and Denis Diderot

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5. Theory of Logic / D. Assumptions for Logic / 4. Identity in Logic

3299	In logic identity involves reflexivity (x=x), symmetry (if x=y, then y=x) and transitivity (if x=y and y=z, then x=z) [Baillie]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / a. Best explanation

16861

A false theory could hardly rival the explanatory power of natural selection [Darwin]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / e. Human nature

7667	There are two sides to men - the pleasantly social, and the violent and creative [Diderot, by Berlin]