Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Dennis Whitcomb, Mary Anne Warren and Pierre Duhem

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4 ideas

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

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

14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 6. Falsification

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Observation can force rejection of some part of the initial set of claims [Duhem, by Boulter]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 6. Theory Holism

18197

Experiments only test groups of hypotheses, and can't show which one is wrong [Duhem]

16. Persons / A. Concept of a Person / 1. Existence of Persons

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Persons must be conscious, reasoning, motivated, communicative, self-aware [Warren, by Tuckness/Wolf]