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18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 5. Rationality / c. Animal rationality

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Aristotle and the Stoics denied rationality to animals, while Platonists affirmed it [Aristotle, by Sorabji]

18. Thought / D. Concepts / 3. Ontology of Concepts / a. Concepts as representations

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Our notions may be formed from concepts, but concepts are formed from things [Leibniz]

18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 3. Abstracta by Ignoring

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Universals are just abstractions by concealing some of the circumstances [Leibniz]