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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 1. On Reason
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A reason is a known truth which leads to assent to some further truth [Leibniz]
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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 7. Status of Reason
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Opposing reason is opposing truth, since reason is a chain of truths [Leibniz]
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2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 1. Laws of Thought
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General principles, even if unconscious, are indispensable for thinking [Leibniz]
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2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 6. Ockham's Razor
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If the universe is profligate, the Razor leads us astray [Maudlin]
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The Razor rightly prefers one cause of multiple events to coincidences of causes [Maudlin]
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2. Reason / C. Styles of Reason / 1. Dialectic
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Like spiderswebs, dialectical arguments are clever but useless [Ariston, by Diog. Laertius]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 3. Types of Definition
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A nominal definition is of the qualities, but the real definition is of the essential inner structure [Leibniz]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 4. Real Definition
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One essence can be expressed by several definitions [Leibniz]
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If our ideas of a thing are imperfect, the thing can have several unconnected definitions [Leibniz]
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Real definitions, unlike nominal definitions, display possibilities [Leibniz]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 5. Genus and Differentia
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Genus and differentia might be swapped, and 'rational animal' become 'animable rational' [Leibniz]
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