Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Iris Marion Young, Prodicus and Lord Kelvin (Wm Thomson)

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7 ideas

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 1. Scientific Theory
22363 You have only begun to do real science when you can express it in numbers [Kelvin]
19. Language / F. Communication / 3. Denial
1554 Contradiction is impossible, since only one side of the argument refers to the true facts [Prodicus, by Didymus the Blind]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 12. Feminism
20751 As a young girl assumes her status as feminine, she acts in a more fragile immobile way [Young,IM]
27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 2. Thermodynamics / a. Energy
20644 Energy has progressed from a mere formula, to a principle pervading all nature [Kelvin]
28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / c. Teleological Proof critique
1555 People used to think anything helpful to life was a god, as the Egyptians think the Nile a god [Prodicus]
28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 5. Atheism
1543 He denied the existence of the gods, saying they are just exaltations of things useful for life [Prodicus]
535 The gods are just personified human benefits [Prodicus]