Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Diogenes Laertius, Peter Lipton and E Nagel / JR Newman

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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 / 4. Contraries

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

2. Reason / C. Styles of Reason / 1. Dialectic

3035	Dialectic involves conversations with short questions and brief answers [Diog. Laertius]