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'Mahaprajnaparamitashastra', 'fragments/reports' and 'Penguin Dictionary of Philosophy'
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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 9. Limits of Reason
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All reasoning endlessly leads to further reasoning (Mode 12) [Agrippa, by Diog. Laertius]
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Proofs often presuppose the thing to be proved (Mode 15) [Agrippa, by Diog. Laertius]
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Reasoning needs arbitrary faith in preliminary hypotheses (Mode 14) [Agrippa, by Diog. Laertius]
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All discussion is full of uncertainty and contradiction (Mode 11) [Agrippa, by Diog. Laertius]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 4. Real Definition
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'Real' definitions give the essential properties of things under a concept [Mautner]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 7. Contextual Definition
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'Contextual definitions' replace whole statements, not just expressions [Mautner]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 9. Recursive Definition
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Recursive definition defines each instance from a previous instance [Mautner]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 10. Stipulative Definition
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A stipulative definition lays down that an expression is to have a certain meaning [Mautner]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 11. Ostensive Definition
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Ostensive definitions point to an object which an expression denotes [Mautner]
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2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 5. Fallacy of Composition
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The fallacy of composition is the assumption that what is true of the parts is true of the whole [Mautner]
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