Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Leon Battista Alberti and M Loux / D Zimmerman

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1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 6. Metaphysics as Conceptual

9217	Modern empirical metaphysics focuses on ontological commitments of discourse, or on presuppositions [Loux/Zimmerman]

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 / A. Aesthetic Experience / 4. Beauty

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The beautiful is that from which nothing can be subtracted and to which nothing can be added [Alberti]