Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Herodotus, Robert Hanna and E.J. Lowe
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2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 6. Ockham's Razor
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It is more extravagant, in general, to revise one's logic than to augment one's ontology [Lowe]
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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 / D. Definition / 12. Paraphrase
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How can a theory of meaning show the ontological commitments of two paraphrases of one idea? [Lowe]
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2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 1. Fallacy
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'Denying the antecedent' fallacy: φ→ψ, ¬φ, so ¬ψ [Hanna]
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'Affirming the consequent' fallacy: φ→ψ, ψ, so φ [Hanna]
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We can list at least fourteen informal fallacies [Hanna]
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2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 4. Circularity
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Circular arguments are formally valid, though informally inadmissible [Hanna]
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2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 5. Fallacy of Composition
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Formally, composition and division fallacies occur in mereology [Hanna]
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