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'Introduction to 'Properties'', 'Db (ideas)' and 'Foundations without Foundationalism'
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2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 6. Ockham's Razor
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Ockham's Razor is the principle that we need reasons to believe in entities [Mellor/Oliver]
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2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 1. Fallacy
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Fallacies are errors in reasoning, 'formal' if a clear rule is breached, and 'informal' if more general [PG]
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2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 3. Question Begging
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Question-begging assumes the proposition which is being challenged [PG]
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2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 6. Fallacy of Division
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What is true of a set is also true of its members [PG]
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2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 7. Ad Hominem
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The Ad Hominem Fallacy criticises the speaker rather than the argument [PG]
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