Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Vincent C. Punzo and Albert of Saxony

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7 ideas

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 2. Types of Existence
16664 Everything that exists is either a substance or an accident [Albert of Saxony]
9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 6. Successive Things
16703 God could make a successive thing so that previous parts cease to exist [Albert of Saxony]
16699 Successive entities just need parts to succeed one another, without their existence [Albert of Saxony]
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]
25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 5. Sexual Morality
20890 Why do sexual relationships need permanence, if other relationships don't? [Punzo]
20891 Does engaging in sexual intercourse really need no more thought than playing tennis? [Punzo]
26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / f. Ancient elements
16570 Elements are found last in dismantling bodies, and first in generating them [Albert of Saxony]