Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Vassilis Politis, Oswald Spengler and Harold Joachim

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6 ideas

2. Reason / D. Definition / 1. Definitions
11257 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]
3. Truth / D. Coherence Truth / 1. Coherence Truth
22304 Truth is conceivability, or the systematic coherence of a significant whole [Joachim]
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]
24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 5. Culture
20948 Human cultures are organisms which grow, and then fade and die [Spengler, by Bowie]