Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Dennis Whitcomb, Antisthenes (Ath) and Peter Lipton

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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 4. Aims of Reason

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Good inference has mechanism, precision, scope, simplicity, fertility and background fit [Lipton]

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

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

2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 4. Contraries

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Contrary pairs entail contradictions; one member entails negation of the other [Lipton]

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]