Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Douglas Lackey, J.O. Urmson and Roger Bacon

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1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 1. Nature of Analysis

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Analysis aims at the structure of facts, which are needed to give a rationale to analysis [Urmson, by Schaffer,J]

5. Theory of Logic / L. Paradox / 5. Paradoxes in Set Theory / b. Cantor's paradox

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Sets always exceed terms, so all the sets must exceed all the sets [Lackey]

5. Theory of Logic / L. Paradox / 5. Paradoxes in Set Theory / c. Burali-Forti's paradox

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It seems that the ordinal number of all the ordinals must be bigger than itself [Lackey]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / d. Knowing essences

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No one even knows the nature and properties of a fly - why it has that colour, or so many feet [Bacon,R]