Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Quentin Smith and Collegium Conimbricense

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4 ideas

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 1. Unifying an Object / a. Intrinsic unification

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Unity by aggregation, order, inherence, composition, and simplicity [Conimbricense, by Pasnau]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 2. Qualities in Perception / b. Primary/secondary

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Secondary qualities come from temperaments and proportions of primary qualities [Conimbricense]

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]

27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 6. Space-Time

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Time, as it appears in standard modern science, is bad verificationist metaphysics [Smith,Q, by Le Poidevin]