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Ideas for 'works', 'Lewis: reduction of mind (on himself)' and 'De Anima'

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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 2. Logos

1575	For Aristotle logos is essentially the ability to talk rationally about questions of value [Roochnik on Aristotle]

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An account is either a definition or a demonstration [Aristotle]

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 4. Aims of Reason

1589	Aristotle is the supreme optimist about the ability of logos to explain nature [Roochnik on Aristotle]

2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 4. Contraries

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From one thing alone we can infer its contrary [Aristotle]

2. Reason / D. Definition / 4. Real Definition

8200	Aristotelian definitions aim to give the essential properties of the thing defined [Aristotle, by Quine]

2. Reason / D. Definition / 5. Genus and Differentia

4385	Aristotelian definition involves first stating the genus, then the differentia of the thing [Aristotle, by Urmson]

2. Reason / E. Argument / 1. Argument

3993	Arguments are nearly always open to challenge, but they help to explain a position rather than force people to believe [Lewis]