Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Stephen R. Grimm and James Cargile

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5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 6. Plural Quantification

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Saying 'they can become a set' is a tautology, because reference to 'they' implies a collection [Cargile]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 2. Understanding

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Unlike knowledge, you can achieve understanding through luck [Grimm]

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'Grasping' a structure seems to be modal, because we must anticipate its behaviour [Grimm]

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You may have 'weak' understanding, if by luck you can answer a set of 'why questions' [Grimm]

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]