Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Phil Dowe, Monroe Beardsley and Terence Parsons

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5 ideas

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 4. Impossible objects

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There is an object for every set of properties (some of which exist, and others don't) [Parsons,T, by Sawyer]

21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 6. Value of Art

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Art leads to mental health, and mental clarity [Beardsley,M, by Carroll,N]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 4. Naturalised causation

4787	Causation interaction is an exchange of conserved quantities, such as mass, energy or charge [Dowe, by Psillos]

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Physical causation consists in transference of conserved quantities [Dowe, by Mumford/Anjum]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 9. Counterfactual Claims

4788	Dowe commends the Conserved Quantity theory as it avoids mention of counterfactuals [Dowe, by Psillos]