Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Lynch,MP/Glasgow,JM, Jacob Zabarella and George Dickie

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9 ideas

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 3. Levels of Reality
16062 A necessary relation between fact-levels seems to be a further irreducible fact [Lynch/Glasgow]
7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 5. Supervenience / c. Significance of supervenience
16061 If some facts 'logically supervene' on some others, they just redescribe them, adding nothing [Lynch/Glasgow]
7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 6. Physicalism
16060 Nonreductive materialism says upper 'levels' depend on lower, but don't 'reduce' [Lynch/Glasgow]
16064 The hallmark of physicalism is that each causal power has a base causal power under it [Lynch/Glasgow]
8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 3. Powers as Derived
16740 A power is not a cause, but an aptitude for a cause [Zabarella]
21. Aesthetics / A. Aesthetic Experience / 2. Aesthetic Attitude
20443 The aesthetic attitude is nothing more than paying close attention [Dickie, by Giovannelli]
21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 6. Art as Institution
20329 A work of art is an artifact created for the artworld [Dickie]
8114 The institutional theory says only a competent expert can decree something to be an art work [Dickie, by Gardner]
26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / b. Prime matter
16571 Prime matter is exceptionally obscure [Zabarella]