Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Johanna Oksala, Elliott Sober and Fred Sommers

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16 ideas

1. Philosophy / H. Continental Philosophy / 6. Deconstruction
22234 Post-structuralism focused on exterior determinants of thought, rather than the thinker [Oksala]
3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 5. What Makes Truths / a. What makes truths
18901 Truthmakers are facts 'of' a domain, not something 'in' the domain [Sommers]
4. Formal Logic / A. Syllogistic Logic / 3. Term Logic
18904 'Predicable' terms come in charged pairs, with one the negation of the other [Sommers, by Engelbretsen]
18895 Logic which maps ordinary reasoning must be transparent, and free of variables [Sommers]
5. Theory of Logic / D. Assumptions for Logic / 4. Identity in Logic
18897 Predicate logic has to spell out that its identity relation '=' is an equivalent relation [Sommers]
5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 1. Logical Form
18893 Translating into quantificational idiom offers no clues as to how ordinary thinkers reason [Sommers]
5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 2. Logical Connectives / c. not
18903 Sommers promotes the old idea that negation basically refers to terms [Sommers, by Engelbretsen]
5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 7. Predicates in Logic
18894 Predicates form a hierarchy, from the most general, down to names at the bottom [Sommers]
7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 2. Realism
18900 Unfortunately for realists, modern logic cannot say that some fact exists [Sommers]
7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / e. Ontological commitment problems
9558 All scientific tests will verify mathematics, so it is a background, not something being tested [Sober]
7. Existence / E. Categories / 1. Categories
13127 Categories can't overlap; they are either disjoint, or inclusive [Sommers, by Westerhoff]
19. Language / B. Reference / 1. Reference theories
18898 In standard logic, names are the only way to refer [Sommers]
24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 1. A People / c. A unified people
20582 World government needs a shared global identity [Oksala]
24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 4. Original Position / b. Veil of ignorance
20568 The principles Rawls arrives at do not just conform to benevolence, but also result from choices [Oksala]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 2. Anarchism
20578 Anarchists prefer local and communal government [Oksala]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 4. Social Utilitarianism
20574 Utilitarianism neglects responsibility, duties and rights [Oksala]