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'Parmenides', 'How to Define Theoretical Terms' and 'Platonistic Theories of Universals'
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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 1. On Reason
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When questions are doubtful we should concentrate not on objects but on ideas of the intellect [Plato]
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2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 5. Opposites
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Opposites are as unlike as possible [Plato]
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2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 6. Ockham's Razor
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Entities can be multiplied either by excessive categories, or excessive entities within a category [Hoffman/Rosenkrantz]
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2. Reason / C. Styles of Reason / 1. Dialectic
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Plato's 'Parmenides' is the greatest artistic achievement of the ancient dialectic [Hegel on Plato]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 2. Aims of Definition
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Defining terms either enables elimination, or shows that they don't require elimination [Lewis]
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