Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Carl Friedrich Gauss and David Hildebrand

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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / d. Actual infinite

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Actual infinities are not allowed in mathematics - only limits which may increase without bound [Gauss]

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

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

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 13. Green Politics

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Should we value environmental systems for human benefit, or for their own sake? [Hildebrand]