Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Pittacus, Oswald Spengler and Catherine Z. Elgin

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5 ideas

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 6. Coherence

8616	How can multiple statements, none of which is tenable, conjoin to yield a tenable conclusion? [Elgin]

8617	Statements that are consistent, cotenable and supportive are roughly true [Elgin]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 8. Transcendental Necessity

3016	Even the gods cannot strive against necessity [Pittacus, by Diog. Laertius]

13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 5. Coherentism / a. Coherence as justification

8618	Coherence is a justification if truth is its best explanation (not skill in creating fiction) [Elgin]

24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 5. Culture

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Human cultures are organisms which grow, and then fade and die [Spengler, by Bowie]