Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Richard P. Feynman and Benedetto Croce

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7 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 7. Despair over Philosophy

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People generalise because it is easier to understand, and that is mistaken for deep philosophy [Feynman]

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]

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]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 4. Regularities / a. Regularity theory

9410	Physical Laws are rhythms and patterns in nature, revealed by analysis [Feynman]

27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 2. Electrodynamics / d. Quantum mechanics

18530

Nobody understands quantum mechanics [Feynman]

27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 3. Points in Space

17707

We should regard space as made up of many tiny pieces [Feynman, by Mares]