Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Christopher Janaway and Johanna Seibt

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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 5. Objectivity

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We become objective when we detach ourselves from the world [Janaway]

7. Existence / B. Change in Existence / 2. Processes

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Process philosophy places the dynamic nature of being at the centre of our theories [Seibt]

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Reductionists identify processes by their 'owner', but tornadoes etc. are processes without owners [Seibt]

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Traditionally small things add up to processes, but quantum mechanics reverses this [Seibt]

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]