Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Cynthia Macdonald, Bernard Linsky and Thomas Reid

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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 / F. Fallacies / 5. Fallacy of Composition

7933	Don't assume that a thing has all the properties of its parts [Macdonald,C]

2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 7. Ad Hominem

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An ad hominem argument is good, if it is shown that the man's principles are inconsistent [Reid]