Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for David Fair, Vittorio Hsle and George Boole

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8 ideas

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 3. Metaphysical Systems
22820 Early Romantics sought a plurality of systems, in a quest for freedom [Hösle]
4. Formal Logic / B. Propositional Logic PL / 1. Propositional Logic
8083 Boole applied normal algebra to logic, aiming at an algebra of thought [Boole, by Devlin]
7727 Boole's notation can represent syllogisms and propositional arguments, but not both at once [Boole, by Weiner]
5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 2. History of Logic
8686 Boole made logic more mathematical, with algebra, quantifiers and probability [Boole, by Friend]
5. Theory of Logic / H. Proof Systems / 2. Axiomatic Proof
22277 Boole's method was axiomatic, achieving economy, plus multiple interpretations [Boole, by Potter]
25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 5. Education / d. Study of history
22819 In the 18th century history came to be seen as progressive, rather than cyclical [Hösle]
26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 4. Naturalised causation
8326 Science has shown that causal relations are just transfers of energy or momentum [Fair, by Sosa/Tooley]
10379 Fair shifted his view to talk of counterfactuals about energy flow [Fair, by Schaffer,J]