Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Franciscus Toletus and Elliott Sober

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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / e. Ontological commitment problems

9558	All scientific tests will verify mathematics, so it is a background, not something being tested [Sober]

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]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / e. Death

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The soul conserves the body, as we see by its dissolution when the soul leaves [Toletus]