Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Dennis Whitcomb, Hans Reichenbach and Stanislaw Lesniewski

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6 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 3. Wisdom Deflated

19695

The devil was wise as an angel, and lost no knowledge when he rebelled [Whitcomb]

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 5. Objectivity

22361

Contextual values are acceptable in research, but not in its final evaluation [Reichenbach, by Reiss/Sprenger]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / a. Parts of objects

8249	Class membership is not transitive, unlike being part of a part of the whole [Lesniewski, by George/Van Evra]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 5. Interpretation

18278

Kant showed that our perceptions are partly constructed from our concepts [Reichenbach]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 5. Direction of causation

8410	A theory of causal relations yields an asymmetry which defines the direction of time [Reichenbach, by Salmon]

27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 2. Passage of Time / g. Time's arrow

14935

The direction of time is grounded in the direction of causation [Reichenbach, by Ladyman/Ross]