Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Friedrich Jacobi and Benjamin Constant

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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]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / g. Contemplation

7071	Life and rationality are pointless if we can only contemplate the freedom of our own ego [Jacobi]

23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 2. Duty

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There are only duties if there are rights, so truth is only for those with a right to it [Constant]

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Unconditional truth-telling makes a society impossible [Constant]

23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 2. Nihilism

7072	Jacobi was the first philosopher to talk of nihilism [Jacobi, by Critchley]