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'Topics', 'Interview with Baggini and Stangroom' and 'The Ethics'
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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 3. Pure Reason
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Reason only explains what is universal, so it is timeless, under a certain form of eternity [Spinoza]
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Reason perceives things under a certain form of eternity [Spinoza]
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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 4. Aims of Reason
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In so far as men live according to reason, they will agree with one another [Spinoza]
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2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 2. Sufficient Reason
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There is necessarily for each existent thing a cause why it should exist [Spinoza]
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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 / 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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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 / E. Argument / 1. Argument
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Valid arguments can be rejected by challenging the premises or presuppositions [Martin,M]
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