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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 2. Logos
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For Aristotle logos is essentially the ability to talk rationally about questions of value [Roochnik on Aristotle]
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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 4. Aims of Reason
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Aristotle is the supreme optimist about the ability of logos to explain nature [Roochnik on Aristotle]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 4. Real Definition
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Modern philosophy has largely abandoned real definitions, apart from sortals [Fine,K]
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Aristotelian definitions aim to give the essential properties of the thing defined [Aristotle, by Quine]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 5. Genus and Differentia
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Aristotelian definition involves first stating the genus, then the differentia of the thing [Aristotle, by Urmson]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 6. Definition by Essence
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Defining a term and giving the essence of an object don't just resemble - they are the same [Fine,K]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 12. Paraphrase
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An expression is a genuine singular term if it resists elimination by paraphrase [Hale]
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