Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Charles Darwin, Victor Velarde-Mayol and James Gordon Finlayson

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7 ideas

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 4. Solipsism

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The Cogito demands a bridge to the world, and ends in isolating the ego [Velarde-Mayol]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 3. Representation

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The representation may not be a likeness [Velarde-Mayol]

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

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

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / b. Rational ethics

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We don't condemn people for being bad at reasoning [Finlayson]

23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 3. Universalisability

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One can universalise good advice, but that doesn't make it an obligation [Finlayson]

24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 5. Culture

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The 'culture industry' is an advertisement for the way things are [Finlayson]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / d. Knowing essences

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Find the essence by varying an object, to see what remains invariable [Velarde-Mayol]