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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 1. On Reason

3099	Inference is never a conscious process [Harman]
	Full Idea: Inference is never a conscious process.
	From: Gilbert Harman (Thought [1973], 11.2)

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 2. Logos

1575	For Aristotle logos is essentially the ability to talk rationally about questions of value [Roochnik on Aristotle]
	Full Idea: For Aristotle logos is the ability to speak rationally about, with the hope of attaining knowledge, questions of value.
	From: comment on Aristotle (works [c.330 BCE]) by David Roochnik - The Tragedy of Reason p.26

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 4. Aims of Reason

3077	Reasoning might be defined in terms of its functional role, which is to produce knowledge [Harman]
	Full Idea: Reasoning could be treated as a functionally defined process that is partly defined in terms of its role in giving a person knowledge.
	From: Gilbert Harman (Thought [1973], 3.6)

1589	Aristotle is the supreme optimist about the ability of logos to explain nature [Roochnik on Aristotle]
	Full Idea: Aristotle is the great theoretician who articulates a vision of a world in which natural and stable structures can be rationally discovered. His is the most optimistic and richest view of the possibilities of logos
	From: comment on Aristotle (works [c.330 BCE]) by David Roochnik - The Tragedy of Reason p.95

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 9. Limits of Reason

3092	If you believe that some of your beliefs are false, then at least one of your beliefs IS false [Harman]
	Full Idea: If a rational man believes he has at least some other false beliefs, it follows that a rational man knows that at least one of his beliefs is false (the one believed false, or this new belief).
	From: Gilbert Harman (Thought [1973], 7.2)