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'Thinking About Mathematics', 'New Essays on Human Understanding' and 'Critique of Pure Reason'
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 2. Aims of Definition
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Definitions exhibit the exhaustive concept of a thing within its boundaries [Kant]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 3. Types of Definition
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A nominal definition is of the qualities, but the real definition is of the essential inner structure [Leibniz]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 4. Real Definition
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One essence can be expressed by several definitions [Leibniz]
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If our ideas of a thing are imperfect, the thing can have several unconnected definitions [Leibniz]
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Real definitions, unlike nominal definitions, display possibilities [Leibniz]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 5. Genus and Differentia
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Genus and differentia might be swapped, and 'rational animal' become 'animable rational' [Leibniz]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 13. Against Definition
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No a priori concept can be defined [Kant]
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