Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Reason, Emotions and Good Life', 'Course of Positive Philosophy' and 'The Concept of Logical Consequence'

expand these ideas     |    start again     |     specify just one area for these texts

---

4 ideas

1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 2. Positivism

7491	The phases of human thought are theological, then metaphysical, then positivist [Comte, by Watson]

5. Theory of Logic / B. Logical Consequence / 1. Logical Consequence

14181

Validity is where either the situation or the interpretation blocks true premises and false conclusion [Etchemendy, by Read]

14180

Etchemendy says fix the situation and vary the interpretation, or fix interpretations with varying situations [Etchemendy, by Read]

20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / a. Practical reason

4316	Either all action is rational, or reason dominates, or reason is only concerned with means [Cottingham]