Combining Philosophers

Ideas for John Buridan, Hartry Field and Jonathan Swift

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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 9. Limits of Reason
A rational donkey would starve to death between two totally identical piles of hay [Buridan, by PG]
You can't reason someone out of an irrational opinion [Swift]
2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 4. Circularity
Maybe reasonableness requires circular justifications - that is one coherentist view [Field,H]