Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, James Gordon Finlayson and Benedetto Croce

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6 ideas

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]

21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 4. Art as Expression

20422

The experience of expression and communication are intermingled in art [Croce]

21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 1. Artistic Intentions

7270	Historical interpretation aims to recapture the author's view of the work [Croce]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / b. Rational ethics

15675

We don't condemn people for being bad at reasoning [Finlayson]

23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 3. Universalisability

15674

One can universalise good advice, but that doesn't make it an obligation [Finlayson]

24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 5. Culture

15662

The 'culture industry' is an advertisement for the way things are [Finlayson]