Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Stephen Wolfram, Michael della Rocca and Stephen Schiffer

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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / g. Applying mathematics

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At one level maths and nature are very similar, suggesting some deeper origin [Wolfram]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / a. Essence as necessary properties

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The distinction between necessary and essential properties can be ignored [Rocca]

13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 6. Contextual Justification / a. Contextualism

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Contextualism needs a semantics for knowledge sentences that are partly indexical [Schiffer,S]

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The indexical aspect of contextual knowledge might be hidden, or it might be in what 'know' means [Schiffer,S]

27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 4. Substantival Space

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Space and its contents seem to be one stuff - so space is the only existing thing [Wolfram]