Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Herman Cappelen and Augustin-Louis Cauchy

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5 ideas

2. Reason / E. Argument / 7. Thought Experiments

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So-called 'though experiments' are just philosophers observing features of the world [Cappelen]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / k. Infinitesimals

18085

Values that approach zero, becoming less than any quantity, are 'infinitesimals' [Cauchy]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / l. Limits

18084

When successive variable values approach a fixed value, that is its 'limit' [Cauchy]

12. Knowledge Sources / E. Direct Knowledge / 2. Intuition

20182

The word 'intuitive' often plays not role at all in arguments, and can be removed [Cappelen]

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]