Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Goodman,N/Quine,W, Archimedes and Lynn Holt

expand these ideas     |    start again     |     specify just one area for these philosophers

---

3 ideas

6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 3. Axioms for Geometry

13007

Archimedes defined a straight line as the shortest distance between two points [Archimedes, by Leibniz]

8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 1. Nominalism / c. Nominalism about abstracta

17619

We renounce all abstract entities [Goodman/Quine]

12. Knowledge Sources / E. Direct Knowledge / 1. Common Sense

22668

Apprehension is a complex intellect grasping the essence of a complex object [Holt,L]