Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Buddhaghosa, David Hume and Volker Halbach

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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 7. Status of Reason

3807	Reason is and ought to be the slave of the passions [Hume]

2. Reason / D. Definition / 2. Aims of Definition

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An explicit definition enables the elimination of what is defined [Halbach]

2. Reason / E. Argument / 3. Analogy

6961	An analogy begins to break down as soon as the two cases differ [Hume]

4636	All reasoning concerning matters of fact is based on analogy (with similar results of similar causes) [Hume]

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Don't trust analogies; they are no more than a guideline [Halbach]