Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Hilbert,D/Ackermann,W and William Shakespeare

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6 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 7. Despair over Philosophy

8658	For there was never yet philosopher/ That could endure the toothache patiently [Shakespeare]

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 1. On Reason

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Good reasons must give way to better [Shakespeare]

4. Formal Logic / C. Predicate Calculus PC / 1. Predicate Calculus PC

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The first clear proof of the consistency of the first order predicate logic was in 1928 [Hilbert/Ackermann, by Walicki]

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]

20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 2. Willed Action / b. Volitionism

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The cause of my action is in my will [Shakespeare]

25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 1. War / b. Justice in war

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Our obedience to the king erases any crimes we commit for him [Shakespeare]