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'works', 'Commentary on Sentences' and 'Change in View: Principles of Reasoning'
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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 1. On Reason
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19304
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The rules of reasoning are not the rules of logic [Harman]
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19307
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If there is a great cost to avoiding inconsistency, we learn to reason our way around it [Harman]
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19309
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Logic has little relevance to reasoning, except when logical conclusions are immediate [Harman]
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19306
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It is a principle of reasoning not to clutter your mind with trivialities [Harman]
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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 2. Logos
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1575
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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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1589
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Aristotle is the supreme optimist about the ability of logos to explain nature [Roochnik on Aristotle]
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19303
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Implication just accumulates conclusions, but inference may also revise our views [Harman]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 4. Real Definition
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8200
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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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4385
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Aristotelian definition involves first stating the genus, then the differentia of the thing [Aristotle, by Urmson]
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