Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Arcesilaus, Rahulabhadra and Mulligan/Simons/Smith

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8 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 1. Nature of Wisdom
7911 Theory vanishes when one has obtained wisdom [Rahulabhadra]
3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 2. Truthmaker Relation
10911 Part-whole is the key relation among truth-makers [Mulligan/Simons/Smith]
3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 5. What Makes Truths / a. What makes truths
10906 Moments (objects which cannot exist alone) may serve as truth-makers [Mulligan/Simons/Smith]
10907 The truth-maker for a sentence may not be unique, or may be a combination, or several separate items [Mulligan/Simons/Smith]
10909 Truth-makers cannot be the designata of the sentences they make true [Mulligan/Simons/Smith]
10912 Despite negative propositions, truthmakers are not logical complexes, but ordinary experiences [Mulligan/Simons/Smith]
3. Truth / C. Correspondence Truth / 3. Correspondence Truth critique
10908 Correspondence has to invoke facts or states of affairs, just to serve as truth-makers [Mulligan/Simons/Smith]
13. Knowledge Criteria / D. Scepticism / 3. Illusion Scepticism
2667 A false object might give the same presentation as a true one [Arcesilaus, by Cicero]