Combining Philosophers

Ideas for B Hale / C Wright, John Searle and Nathan Salmon

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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 1. On Reason

3811	Entailment and validity are relations, but inference is a human activity [Searle]

3822	Theory involves accepting conclusions, and so is a special case of practical reason [Searle]

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 8. Naturalising Reason

3806	Rationality is built into the intentionality of the mind, and its means of expression [Searle]

3812	Rationality is the way we coordinate our intentionality [Searle]

2. Reason / D. Definition / 11. Ostensive Definition

18889

Ostensive definitions needn't involve pointing, but must refer to something specific [Salmon,N]

2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 1. Fallacy

12223

It is a fallacy to explain the obscure with the even more obscure [Hale/Wright]