Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for J Fodor / E Lepore, John Bacon and Johanna Oksala

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10 ideas

1. Philosophy / H. Continental Philosophy / 6. Deconstruction

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Post-structuralism focused on exterior determinants of thought, rather than the thinker [Oksala]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 13. Tropes / a. Nature of tropes

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Individuals consist of 'compresent' tropes [Bacon,John]

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A trope is a bit of a property or relation (not an exemplification or a quality) [Bacon,John]

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Trope theory is ontologically parsimonious, with possibly only one-category [Bacon,John]

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

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Maybe possible worlds are just sets of possible tropes [Bacon,John]

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 7. Meaning Holism / b. Language holism

9381	If some inferences are needed to fix meaning, but we don't know which, they are all relevant [Fodor/Lepore, by Boghossian]

24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 1. A People / c. A unified people

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World government needs a shared global identity [Oksala]

24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 4. Original Position / b. Veil of ignorance

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The principles Rawls arrives at do not just conform to benevolence, but also result from choices [Oksala]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 2. Anarchism

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Anarchists prefer local and communal government [Oksala]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 4. Social Utilitarianism

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Utilitarianism neglects responsibility, duties and rights [Oksala]