Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Hippias, R.B. Braithwaite and Hans Reichenbach

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7 ideas

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 5. Objectivity
22361 Contextual values are acceptable in research, but not in its final evaluation [Reichenbach, by Reiss/Sprenger]
2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 4. Circularity
9355 One sort of circularity presupposes a premise, the other presupposes a rule being used [Braithwaite, by Devitt]
12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 5. Interpretation
18278 Kant showed that our perceptions are partly constructed from our concepts [Reichenbach]
13. Knowledge Criteria / E. Relativism / 2. Knowledge as Convention
1556 By nature people are close to one another, but culture drives them apart [Hippias]
26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 5. Direction of causation
8410 A theory of causal relations yields an asymmetry which defines the direction of time [Reichenbach, by Salmon]
27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 2. Passage of Time / g. Time's arrow
14935 The direction of time is grounded in the direction of causation [Reichenbach, by Ladyman/Ross]
29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 1. Religious Commitment / b. Religious Meaning
1468 If meaning is use, then religious sentences have meaning because they are used to assert an intention about how to live [Braithwaite, by PG]