Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Moses Schönfinkel, Otto Neurath and Roderick Firth

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5 ideas

1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 3. Scientism

7081	Philosophy is not separate from or above empirical science [Neurath]

5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 4. Variables in Logic

17699

Variables are auxiliary notions, and not part of the 'eternal' essence of logic [Schönfinkel]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 4. Sense Data / d. Sense-data problems

6493	We are not conscious of pure liquidity, but of the liquidity of water [Firth]

13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 4. Foundationalism / f. Foundationalism critique

10486

If we are rebuilding our ship at sea, we should jettison some cargo [Boolos on Neurath]

8485	We must always rebuild our ship on the open sea; we can't reconstruct it properly in dry-dock [Neurath]