Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Kenelm Digby and Francis of Marchia

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4 ideas

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 4. Quantity of an Object

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Quantity is the capacity to be divided [Digby]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 13. Nominal Essence

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If you remove the accidents from a horse and a lion, the intellect can't tell them apart [Francis of Marchia]

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]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 7. Later Matter Theories / b. Corpuscles

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Colours arise from the rarity, density and mixture of matter [Digby]