Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Antisthenes (Ath), Bernard Linsky and Richard Cartwright

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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 6. Coherence

9784	A false proposition isn't truer because it is part of a coherent system [Cartwright,R]

2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 3. Non-Contradiction

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Contradiction is impossible [Antisthenes (I), by Aristotle]

2. Reason / D. Definition / 7. Contextual Definition

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Contextual definitions eliminate descriptions from contexts [Linsky,B]

2. Reason / D. Definition / 8. Impredicative Definition

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'Impredictative' definitions fix a class in terms of the greater class to which it belongs [Linsky,B]

2. Reason / D. Definition / 13. Against Definition

602	Some fools think you cannot define anything, but only say what it is like [Antisthenes (I), by Aristotle]