Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Phil Dowe, Peter Klein and Michael Faraday

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8 ideas

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 6. Coherence
8833 Why should we prefer coherent beliefs? [Klein,P]
13. Knowledge Criteria / A. Justification Problems / 2. Justification Challenges / a. Agrippa's trilemma
8834 Infinitism avoids a regress, circularity or arbitrariness, by saying warrant just increases [Klein,P]
13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 4. Foundationalism / e. Pro-foundations
8838 If justification is endless, no link in the chain is ultimately justified [Ginet on Klein,P]
13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 5. Coherentism / a. Coherence as justification
8839 Reasons acquire warrant through being part of a lengthening series [Klein,P]
26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 4. Naturalised causation
14586 Physical causation consists in transference of conserved quantities [Dowe, by Mumford/Anjum]
4787 Causation interaction is an exchange of conserved quantities, such as mass, energy or charge [Dowe, by Psillos]
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]
27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 2. Electrodynamics / b. Fields
15314 Faraday's single field of variable forces introduces a criterion of Unity into what is ultimate [Faraday, by Harré/Madden]