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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 1. On Reason
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It is a principle of reasoning not to clutter your mind with trivialities [Harman]
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The rules of reasoning are not the rules of logic [Harman]
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If there is a great cost to avoiding inconsistency, we learn to reason our way around it [Harman]
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Logic has little relevance to reasoning, except when logical conclusions are immediate [Harman]
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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 4. Aims of Reason
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Implication just accumulates conclusions, but inference may also revise our views [Harman]
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2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 3. Non-Contradiction
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Contradiction is impossible [Antisthenes (I), by Aristotle]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 13. Against Definition
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Some fools think you cannot define anything, but only say what it is like [Antisthenes (I), by Aristotle]
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