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'Walking the Tightrope of Reason', 'fragments/reports' and 'Episteme and Logos in later Plato'
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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 1. On Reason
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Rationality is threatened by fear of inconsistency, illusions of absolutes or relativism, and doubt [Fogelin]
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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 2. Logos
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The logos enables us to track one particular among a network of objects [Nehamas]
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A logos may be short, but it contains reference to the whole domain of the object [Nehamas]
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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 9. Limits of Reason
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Humans may never be able to attain a world view which is both rich and consistent [Fogelin]
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A game can be played, despite having inconsistent rules [Fogelin]
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2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 1. Laws of Thought
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The law of noncontradiction is traditionally the most basic principle of rationality [Fogelin]
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2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 3. Non-Contradiction
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The law of noncontradiction makes the distinction between asserting something and denying it [Fogelin]
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2. Reason / E. Argument / 3. Analogy
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Legal reasoning is analogical, not deductive [Fogelin]
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