Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Paul Ricoeur, Mary Louise Gill and Erving Goffman

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5 ideas

1. Philosophy / H. Continental Philosophy / 3. Hermeneutics

5438	Hermeneutics of tradition is sympathetic, hermeneutics of suspicion is hostile [Ricoeur, by Mautner]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 3. Matter of an Object

16083

Aristotelian matter seriously threatens the intrinsic unity and substantiality of its object [Gill,ML]

16. Persons / E. Rejecting the Self / 2. Self as Social Construct

8044	Goffman sees the self as no more than a peg on which to hang roles we play [Goffman, by MacIntyre]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / b. Prime matter

17006

Prime matter has no place in Aristotle's theories, and passages claiming it are misread [Gill,ML]

16093

Prime matter is actually nothing and potentially everything (or potentially an element) [Gill,ML]