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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 / B. Laws of Thought / 2. Sufficient Reason
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The principle of sufficient reason is needed if we are to proceed from maths to physics [Leibniz]
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There is always a reason why things are thus rather than otherwise [Leibniz]
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No reason could limit the quantity of matter, so there is no limit [Leibniz]
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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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