Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Charles Darwin, Otto Neurath and James Cargile

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5 ideas

1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 3. Scientism

7081	Philosophy is not separate from or above empirical science [Neurath]

5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 6. Plural Quantification

14235

Saying 'they can become a set' is a tautology, because reference to 'they' implies a collection [Cargile]

13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 4. Foundationalism / f. Foundationalism critique

10486

If we are rebuilding our ship at sea, we should jettison some cargo [Boolos on Neurath]

8485	We must always rebuild our ship on the open sea; we can't reconstruct it properly in dry-dock [Neurath]

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

16861

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