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Ideas for 'Truth (frags)', 'Identity' and 'Nicomachean Ethics'

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2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 4. Contraries
Contraries are by definition as far distant as possible from one another [Aristotle]
     Full Idea: Contraries are by definition as far distant as possible from one another.
     From: Aristotle (Nicomachean Ethics [c.334 BCE], 1108b33)
     A reaction: A nice concept and definition. Note that it is being used about ethics (the mean), not just about pure logic or mathematics.