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Ideas for 'Walking the Tightrope of Reason', 'After Virtue: a Study in Moral Theory' and 'Modal Logic within Counterfactual Logic'

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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 1. On Reason

6585	Rationality is threatened by fear of inconsistency, illusions of absolutes or relativism, and doubt [Fogelin]

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 9. Limits of Reason

8062	Proof is a barren idea in philosophy, and the best philosophy never involves proof [MacIntyre]

6557	Humans may never be able to attain a world view which is both rich and consistent [Fogelin]

6568	A game can be played, despite having inconsistent rules [Fogelin]

2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 1. Laws of Thought

6560	The law of noncontradiction is traditionally the most basic principle of rationality [Fogelin]

2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 3. Non-Contradiction

6565	The law of noncontradiction makes the distinction between asserting something and denying it [Fogelin]

2. Reason / E. Argument / 3. Analogy

6574	Legal reasoning is analogical, not deductive [Fogelin]