Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Aristotle, Chrysippus and Franois Recanati
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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 1. On Reason
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Desired responsible actions result either from rational or from irrational desire [Aristotle]
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Didactic argument starts from the principles of the subject, not from the opinions of the learner [Aristotle]
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There is pure deductive reasoning, and explanatory demonstration reasoning [Aristotle, by Politis]
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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 2. Logos
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For Aristotle logos is essentially the ability to talk rationally about questions of value [Roochnik on Aristotle]
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Human beings, alone of the animals, have logos [Aristotle]
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An account is either a definition or a demonstration [Aristotle]
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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 4. Aims of Reason
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Reasoning is a way of making statements which makes them lead on to other statements [Aristotle]
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Reasoning distinguishes what is beneficial, and hence what is right [Aristotle]
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Reason grasps generalities, while the senses grasp particulars [Aristotle]
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Aristotle is the supreme optimist about the ability of logos to explain nature [Roochnik on Aristotle]
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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 6. Coherence
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Maybe everything could be demonstrated, if demonstration can be reciprocal or circular [Aristotle]
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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 7. Status of Reason
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It is readily agreed that thinking is the most godlike of things in our experience [Aristotle]
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Intelligence which looks ahead is a natural master, while bodily strength is a natural slave [Aristotle]
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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 9. Limits of Reason
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A very hungry man cannot choose between equidistant piles of food [Aristotle]
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