Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Dennis Whitcomb, Ullin T. Place and George Santayana

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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]

1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 1. History of Philosophy

8000	He who is ignorant of the history of philosophy is doomed to repeat it [Santayana, by MacIntyre]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 6. Criterion for Existence

18521

The criterion of existence is the possibility of action [Santayana]

15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 4. Intentionality / b. Intentionality theories

18088

Intentionality is the mark of dispositions, not of the mental [Place]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / e. Human nature

23060

The good is not relative, but is rooted in facts about human needs [Santayana]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / c. Essence and laws

18089

Dispositions are not general laws, but laws of the natures of individual entities [Place]