Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Hermarchus, John Etchemendy and Averroes (Ibn Rushd)

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6 ideas

3. Truth / F. Semantic Truth / 1. Tarski's Truth / c. Meta-language for truth

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'Snow is white' depends on meaning; whether snow is white depends on snow [Etchemendy]

3. Truth / G. Axiomatic Truth / 1. Axiomatic Truth

19137

We can get a substantive account of Tarski's truth by adding primitive 'true' to the object language [Etchemendy]

5. Theory of Logic / B. Logical Consequence / 1. Logical Consequence

14180

Etchemendy says fix the situation and vary the interpretation, or fix interpretations with varying situations [Etchemendy, by Read]

14181

Validity is where either the situation or the interpretation blocks true premises and false conclusion [Etchemendy, by Read]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / e. Being and nothing

16587

Prime matter is halfway between non-existence and existence [Averroes]

25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 6. Animal Rights

6005	Animals are dangerous and nourishing, and can't form contracts of justice [Hermarchus, by Sedley]