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'A Discourse on Method', 'What is the Source of Knowledge of Modal Truths?' and 'The Empirical Stance'
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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 4. Aims of Reason
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Methodical thinking is cautious, analytical, systematic, and panoramic [Descartes, by PG]
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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 6. Coherence
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We may end up with a huge theory of carefully constructed falsehoods [Fraassen]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 6. Definition by Essence
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A definition of a circle will show what it is, and show its generating principle [Lowe]
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Defining an ellipse by conic sections reveals necessities, but not the essence of an ellipse [Lowe]
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An essence is what an entity is, revealed by a real definition; this is not an entity in its own right [Lowe]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 11. Ostensive Definition
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Simple things like 'red' can be given real ostensive definitions [Lowe]
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2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 4. Circularity
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Clear and distinct conceptions are true because a perfect God exists [Descartes]
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