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'works', 'What is the Source of Knowledge of Modal Truths?' and 'Modal and Anti-Luck Epistemology'
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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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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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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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16539
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A definition of a circle will show what it is, and show its generating principle [Lowe]
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16540
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Defining an ellipse by conic sections reveals necessities, but not the essence of an ellipse [Lowe]
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16548
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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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16549
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Simple things like 'red' can be given real ostensive definitions [Lowe]
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