Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Proclus, Henri Bergson and David H. Sanford

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8 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 6. Hopes for Philosophy

8226	A well-posed problem is a problem solved [Bergson, by Deleuze/Guattari]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / c. Becoming

21846

Bergson was a rallying point, because he emphasised becomings and multiplicities [Bergson, by Deleuze]

12. Knowledge Sources / E. Direct Knowledge / 4. Memory

21854

Bergson showed that memory is not after the event, but coexists with it [Bergson, by Deleuze]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / g. Causal explanations

13165

Geometrical proofs do not show causes, as when we prove a triangle contains two right angles [Proclus]

8406	Not all explanations are causal, but if a thing can be explained at all, it can be explained causally [Sanford]

17. Mind and Body / E. Mind as Physical / 5. Causal Argument

22100

Experienced time means no two mental moments are ever alike [Bergson]

18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 1. Abstract Thought

9569	The origin of geometry started in sensation, then moved to calculation, and then to reason [Proclus]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / c. Conditions of causation

8407	A totality of conditions necessary for an occurrence is usually held to be jointly sufficient for it [Sanford]