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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 2. Logos
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1575
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For Aristotle logos is essentially the ability to talk rationally about questions of value [Roochnik on Aristotle]
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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 4. Aims of Reason
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1589
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Aristotle is the supreme optimist about the ability of logos to explain nature [Roochnik on Aristotle]
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2. Reason / C. Styles of Reason / 1. Dialectic
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2151
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Dialectic is the only method of inquiry which uproots the things which it takes for granted [Plato]
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2154
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The ability to take an overview is the distinguishing mark of a dialectician [Plato]
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4011
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For Plato, rationality is a vision of and love of a cosmic rational order [Plato, by Taylor,C]
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2. Reason / C. Styles of Reason / 2. Elenchus
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2093
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You must never go against what you actually believe [Plato]
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2. Reason / C. Styles of Reason / 3. Eristic
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2130
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People often merely practice eristic instead of dialectic, because they don't analyse the subject-matter [Plato]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 4. Real Definition
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8200
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Aristotelian definitions aim to give the essential properties of the thing defined [Aristotle, by Quine]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 5. Genus and Differentia
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Aristotelian definition involves first stating the genus, then the differentia of the thing [Aristotle, by Urmson]
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