Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Richard Sorabji and Frances A. Yates

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1. Philosophy / B. History of Ideas / 4. Early European Thought

9288	The magic of Asclepius enters Renaissance thought mixed into Ficino's neo-platonism [Yates]

9291	The dating, in 1614, of the Hermetic writings as post-Christian is the end of the Renaissance [Yates]

12. Knowledge Sources / E. Direct Knowledge / 4. Memory

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The ancient Memorists said virtually all types of thinking could be done simply by memory [Sorabji]

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Stoics say true memory needs reflection and assent, but animals only have perceptual recognition [Sorabji]

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]