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'works', 'The Laws' and 'The Nature of Thought'
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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 1. On Reason
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It is foolish to quarrel with the mind's own reasoning processes [Plato]
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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 2. Logos
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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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Aristotle is the supreme optimist about the ability of logos to explain nature [Roochnik on Aristotle]
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We ought to follow where the argument leads us [Plato]
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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 6. Coherence
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Full coherence might involve consistency and mutual entailment of all propositions [Blanshard, by Dancy,J]
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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 9. Limits of Reason
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Mortals are incapable of being fully rational [Plato]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 4. Real Definition
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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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