Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Irenaeus, Charlotte Witt and J Hoffman/G Rosenkrantz

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11 ideas

2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 6. Ockham's Razor

8964	Entities can be multiplied either by excessive categories, or excessive entities within a category [Hoffman/Rosenkrantz]

8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 4. Uninstantiated Universals

8962	'There are shapes which are never exemplified' is the toughest example for nominalists [Hoffman/Rosenkrantz]

8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 1. Nominalism / a. Nominalism

8961	Nominalists are motivated by Ockham's Razor and a distrust of unobservables [Hoffman/Rosenkrantz]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 2. Types of Essence

12066

Aristotelian and Kripkean essentialism are very different theories [Witt]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 4. Essence as Definition

12067

An Aristotelian essence is a nonlinguistic correlate of the definition [Witt]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 6. Essence as Unifier

12082

If unity is a matter of degree, then essence may also be a matter of degree [Witt]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 8. Essence as Explanatory

12089

Essences mainly explain the existence of unified substance [Witt]

9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 12. Origin as Essential

12102

Essential properties of origin are too radically individual for an Aristotelian essence [Witt]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 2. Nature of Possible Worlds / a. Nature of possible worlds

8963	Four theories of possible worlds: conceptualist, combinatorial, abstract, or concrete [Hoffman/Rosenkrantz]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / a. Scientific essentialism

12085

Reality is directional [Witt]

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 3. Problem of Evil / a. Problem of Evil

20698

Irenaeus says evil is necessary for perfect human development [Irenaeus, by Davies,B]