Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Leibniz: Guide for the Perplexed', 'Unity of Science as a Working Hypothesis' and 'Political Liberalism'

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4 ideas

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / d. Substance defined

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Substance needs independence, unity, and stability (for individuation); also it is a subject, for predicates [Perkins]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / j. Explanations by reduction

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Six reduction levels: groups, lives, cells, molecules, atoms, particles [Putnam/Oppenheim, by Watson]

23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 3. Universalisability

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Check your rationality by thinking of your opinion pronounced by the supreme court [Rawls]

24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 2. State Legitimacy / c. Social contract

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Power is only legitimate if it is reasonable for free equal citizens to endorse the constitution [Rawls]