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'Topics', 'Nature and Utility of Religion' and 'De Corpore (Elements, First Section)'
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2. Reason / C. Styles of Reason / 1. Dialectic
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Dialectic starts from generally accepted opinions [Aristotle]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 1. Definitions
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There can't be one definition of two things, or two definitions of the same thing [Aristotle]
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Definitions are easily destroyed, since they can contain very many assertions [Aristotle]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 2. Aims of Definition
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Definitions of things that are caused must express their manner of generation [Hobbes]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 5. Genus and Differentia
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We describe the essence of a particular thing by means of its differentiae [Aristotle]
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The differentia indicate the qualities, but not the essence [Aristotle]
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In definitions the first term to be assigned ought to be the genus [Aristotle]
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The genera and the differentiae are part of the essence [Aristotle]
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Definition is resolution of names into successive genera, and finally the difference [Hobbes]
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Differentia are generic, and belong with genus [Aristotle]
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'Genus' is part of the essence shared among several things [Aristotle]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 6. Definition by Essence
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The definition is peculiar to one thing, not common to many [Aristotle]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 8. Impredicative Definition
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A defined name should not appear in the definition [Hobbes]
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2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 3. Question Begging
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'Petitio principii' is reusing the idea to be defined, in disguised words [Hobbes]
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