Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Gorgias, Henry More and Wallace, J

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5 ideas

5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 4. Substitutional Quantification

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Substitutional quantification is just a variant of Tarski's account [Wallace, by Baldwin]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / d. Non-being

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Not-Being obviously doesn't exist, and the five modes of Being are all impossible [Gorgias, by Diog. Laertius]

19. Language / F. Communication / 1. Rhetoric

5864	Destroy seriousness with laughter, and laughter with seriousness [Gorgias]

9866	Gorgias says rhetoric is the best of arts, because it enslaves without using force [Gorgias, by Plato]

29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 4. Christianity / c. Angels

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The schools said spirits lack extension, and wonder how many could dance on a needle's point [More,H]