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'Metaphysics', 'works' and 'Hymn to Perfect Wisdom'
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18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 5. Rationality / b. Human rationality
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Aristotle sees reason as much more specific than our more everyday concept of it [Aristotle, by Frede,M]
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18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 5. Rationality / c. Animal rationality
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Animals live by sensations, and some have good memories, but they don't connect experiences [Aristotle]
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18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 5. Mental Files
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Many memories make up a single experience [Aristotle]
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18. Thought / D. Concepts / 1. Concepts / a. Nature of concepts
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Infinities expand the bounds of the conceivable; we explore concepts to explore conceivability [Cantor, by Friend]
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18. Thought / D. Concepts / 4. Structure of Concepts / i. Conceptual priority
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It is unclear whether acute angles are prior to right angles, or fingers to men [Aristotle]
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18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 2. Abstracta by Selection
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Cantor says (vaguely) that we abstract numbers from equal sized sets [Hart,WD on Cantor]
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18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 3. Abstracta by Ignoring
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Mathematicians study quantity and continuity, and remove the perceptible features of things [Aristotle]
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Mathematicians suppose inseparable aspects to be separable, and study them in isolation [Aristotle]
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18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 8. Abstractionism Critique
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If health happened to be white, the science of health would not study whiteness [Aristotle]
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