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Ideas for 'Locke on Human Understanding', 'Philosophy of Mathematics' and 'Penguin Dictionary of Philosophy'

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2. Reason / D. Definition / 4. Real Definition

9959	'Real' definitions give the essential properties of things under a concept [Mautner]

2. Reason / D. Definition / 7. Contextual Definition

9961	'Contextual definitions' replace whole statements, not just expressions [Mautner]

2. Reason / D. Definition / 9. Recursive Definition

9958	Recursive definition defines each instance from a previous instance [Mautner]

2. Reason / D. Definition / 10. Stipulative Definition

9960	A stipulative definition lays down that an expression is to have a certain meaning [Mautner]

2. Reason / D. Definition / 11. Ostensive Definition

9957	Ostensive definitions point to an object which an expression denotes [Mautner]

2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 5. Fallacy of Composition

6219	The fallacy of composition is the assumption that what is true of the parts is true of the whole [Mautner]