Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Karl Weierstrass, Herman Cappelen and T.H. Huxley

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6 ideas

2. Reason / E. Argument / 7. Thought Experiments

20183

So-called 'though experiments' are just philosophers observing features of the world [Cappelen]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / k. Infinitesimals

18086

Weierstrass eliminated talk of infinitesimals [Weierstrass, by Kitcher]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / l. Limits

18092

Weierstrass made limits central, but the existence of limits still needed to be proved [Weierstrass, by Bostock]

12. Knowledge Sources / E. Direct Knowledge / 2. Intuition

20182

The word 'intuitive' often plays not role at all in arguments, and can be removed [Cappelen]

17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 6. Epiphenomenalism

3157	T.H.Huxley gave the earliest clear statement of epiphenomenalism [Huxley, by Rey]

3154	Brain causes mind, but it doesn't seem that mind causes actions [Huxley]