Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Oswald Veblen, David H. Sanford and John Wycliff

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5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 2. History of Logic

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We have no adequate logic at the moment, so mathematicians must create one [Veblen]

9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 6. Successive Things

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In order to speak about time and successive entities, the 'present' must be enlarged [Wycliff]

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To be successive a thing needs parts, which must therefore be lodged outside that instant [Wycliff]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / g. Causal explanations

8406	Not all explanations are causal, but if a thing can be explained at all, it can be explained causally [Sanford]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / c. Conditions of causation

8407	A totality of conditions necessary for an occurrence is usually held to be jointly sufficient for it [Sanford]