Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Roger Bacon, Peter Klein and Roy Ellen

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10 ideas

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 6. Coherence
8833 Why should we prefer coherent beliefs? [Klein,P]
7. Existence / E. Categories / 1. Categories
10496 Monothetic categories have fixed defining features, and polythetic categories do not [Ellen]
10497 In symbolic classification, the categories are linked to rules [Ellen]
7. Existence / E. Categories / 2. Categorisation
10494 Several words may label a category; one word can name several categories; some categories lack words [Ellen]
7. Existence / E. Categories / 5. Category Anti-Realism
10495 Continuous experience sometimes needs imposition of boundaries to create categories [Ellen]
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]
13. Knowledge Criteria / E. Relativism / 4. Cultural relativism
10498 Classification is no longer held to be rooted in social institutions [Ellen]
26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / d. Knowing essences
16745 No one even knows the nature and properties of a fly - why it has that colour, or so many feet [Bacon,R]