Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Chapters on Scepticism', 'reports' and 'Metaphysics: a very short introduction'

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6 ideas

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / a. Substance

18617

Substances, unlike aggregates, can survive a change of parts [Mumford]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 3. Combinatorial possibility

18618

Maybe possibilities are recombinations of the existing elements of reality [Mumford]

18619

Combinatorial possibility has to allow all elements to be combinable, which seems unlikely [Mumford]

18620

Combinatorial possibility relies on what actually exists (even over time), but there could be more [Mumford]

15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 4. Other Minds / b. Scepticism of other minds

1799	If we can't know minds, we can't know if Pyrrho was a sceptic [Theodosius, by Diog. Laertius]

23. Ethics / B. Contract Ethics / 2. Golden Rule

7350	The Torah just says: do not do to your neighbour what is hateful to you [Hillel the Elder]