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Ideas for 'Protagoras', 'Philosophies of Mathematics' and 'The Rise of Analytic Philosophy 1879-1930'

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2. Reason / D. Definition / 7. Contextual Definition
Contextual definitions replace a complete sentence containing the expression [George/Velleman]
2. Reason / D. Definition / 8. Impredicative Definition
Impredicative definitions are circular, but fine for picking out, rather than creating something [Potter]
Impredicative definitions quantify over the thing being defined [George/Velleman]