Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Hermann Minkowski and Oswald Veblen

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5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 2. History of Logic

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We have no adequate logic at the moment, so mathematicians must create one [Veblen]

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]

27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 6. Space-Time

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Space alone, and time alone, will fade away, and only their union has an independent reality [Minkowski]