Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for William Whewell, Collegium Conimbricense and John Hick

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6 ideas

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 1. Unifying an Object / a. Intrinsic unification
Unity by aggregation, order, inherence, composition, and simplicity [Conimbricense, by Pasnau]
12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 2. Qualities in Perception / b. Primary/secondary
Secondary qualities come from temperaments and proportions of primary qualities [Conimbricense]
14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / d. Consilience
Consilience is a common groundwork of explanation [Whewell]
29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 1. Religious Commitment / c. Religious Verification
It may be hard to verify that we have become immortal, but we could still then verify religious claims [Hick, by PG]
Belief in an afterlife may be unverifiable in this life, but it will be verifiable after death [Hick, by PG]
29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 1. Religious Commitment / d. Religious Falsification
Some things (e.g. a section of the expansion of PI) can be verified but not falsified [Hick, by PG]