Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Dennis Whitcomb, Robert B. Brandom and Carl Hempel

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8 ideas

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

19695

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

3. Truth / C. Correspondence Truth / 2. Correspondence to Facts

10355

Facts can't make claims true, because they are true claims [Brandom, by Kusch]

14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 4. Prediction

22179

Explanatory facts also predict, and predictive facts also explain [Hempel, by Okasha]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / b. Aims of explanation

21507

Scientific explanation aims at a unifying account of underlying structures and processes [Hempel]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / e. Lawlike explanations

6755	For Hempel, explanations are deductive-nomological or probabilistic-statistical [Hempel, by Bird]

17083

The covering-law model is for scientific explanation; historical explanation is quite different [Hempel]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / g. Causal explanations

13052

Hempel rejects causation as part of explanation [Hempel, by Salmon]

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 6. Meaning as Use

7765	The use of a sentence is its commitments and entitlements [Brandom, by Lycan]