Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Jonathan Barnes and Mahavastu

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5 ideas

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / j. Explanations by reduction

20653

Six reduction levels: groups, lives, cells, molecules, atoms, particles [Putnam/Oppenheim, by Watson]

18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 8. Abstractionism Critique

9073	Abstraction from an ambiguous concept like 'mole' will define them as the same [Barnes,J]

9074	Abstraction cannot produce the concept of a 'game', as there is no one common feature [Barnes,J]

9072	Defining concepts by abstractions will collect together far too many attributes from entities [Barnes,J]

28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / e. Miracles

7902	The Buddha made flowers float in the air, to impress people, and make them listen [Mahavastu]