Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Vassilis Politis, Marga Reimer and Samuel Johnson

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6 ideas

2. Reason / D. Definition / 1. Definitions

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The Pythagoreans were the first to offer definitions [Politis, by Politis]

3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 4. Uses of Truth

11235

'True of' is applicable to things, while 'true' is applicable to words [Politis]

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / e. Empty names

18946

Unreflectively, we all assume there are nonexistents, and we can refer to them [Reimer]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / e. Being and nothing

11277

Maybe 'What is being? is confusing because we can't ask what non-being is like [Politis]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / b. Essence not necessities

11248

Necessary truths can be two-way relational, where essential truths are one-way or intrinsic [Politis]

16. Persons / F. Free Will / 1. Nature of Free Will

3447	All theory is against free will, and all experience is in favour of it [Johnson,S]