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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 7. Status of Reason
It is readily agreed that thinking is the most godlike of things in our experience [Aristotle]
     Full Idea: It is readily agreed that thinking is the most godlike of things in our experience.
     From: Aristotle (Metaphysics [c.324 BCE], 1074b11)
2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 9. Limits of Reason
Inconsistency doesn't prevent us reasoning about some system [Mares]
     Full Idea: We are able to reason about inconsistent beliefs, stories, and theories in useful and important ways
     From: Edwin D. Mares (Negation [2014], 1)