Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Arthur C. Danto and Roger Crisp

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5 ideas

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / j. Explanations by reduction

20653

Six reduction levels: groups, lives, cells, molecules, atoms, particles [Putnam/Oppenheim, by Watson]

21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 6. Art as Institution

20328

A thing is only seen as art in an 'artworld', which has a theory and a history [Danto]

20441

An ordinary object can be a work of art, but only if some theory of art supports it [Danto]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / g. Consequentialism

6853	Consequentialism wrongly assumes a clear line between an act and its consequences [Crisp,R]

27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 4. Ecology

6854	Does the environment have value in itself? [Crisp,R]