Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Ars Magna', 'Cosmic Apprentice' and 'Reference and Contingency'

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5 ideas

1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 3. Scientism

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Scientists know everything about nothing, philosophers nothing about everything [Sagan,D]

5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 2. History of Logic

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Lull's combinatorial art would articulate all the basic concepts, then show how they combine [Lull, by Arthur,R]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 5. Contingency

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'Superficial' contingency: false in some world; 'Deep' contingency: no obvious verification [Evans, by Macià/Garcia-Carpentiro]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / b. Rigid designation

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Rigid designators can be meaningful even if empty [Evans, by Mackie,P]

28. God / A. Divine Nature / 3. Divine Perfections

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Nine principles of God: goodness, greatness, eternity, power, wisdom, will, virtue, truth and glory [Lull, by Arthur,R]