Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Pierre Duhem, Leonhard Euler and Koen Vervloesem

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4 ideas

4. Formal Logic / D. Modal Logic ML / 7. Barcan Formula

15380

Barcan:nothing comes into existence; Converse:nothing goes out; Both:domain is unchanging [Vervloesem]

14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 6. Falsification

22137

Observation can force rejection of some part of the initial set of claims [Duhem, by Boulter]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 6. Theory Holism

18197

Experiments only test groups of hypotheses, and can't show which one is wrong [Duhem]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 1. Laws of Nature

5467	Euler said nature is instrinsically passive, and minds cause change [Euler, by Ellis]