Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Ruth Garrett Millikan, William Crathorn and Proclus

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11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / a. Beliefs

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The function of beliefs is to produce beliefs-that-p when p [Millikan]

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

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

18. Thought / C. Content / 11. Teleological Semantics

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Biosemantics says content is useful mapping from a producer to a consumer system [Millikan, by Schulte]

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

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

27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / e. Eventless time

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Time is independent of motion, because God could stop everything for a short or long time [Crathorn, by Pasnau]