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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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1569
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Descartes impoverished the classical idea of logos, and it no longer covered human experience [Roochnik on Descartes]
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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 4. Aims of Reason
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2248
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Reason says don't assent to uncertain principles, just as much as totally false ones [Descartes]
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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 / A. Nature of Reason / 7. Status of Reason
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2857
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Since Plato all philosophers have followed the herd, except Descartes, stuck in superficial reason [Nietzsche on Descartes]
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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 / F. Fallacies / 4. Circularity
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3641
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It is circular to make truth depend on believing God's existence is true [Arnauld on Descartes]
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4524
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Descartes is right that in the Christian view only God can guarantee the reliability of senses [Nietzsche on Descartes]
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2290
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Once it is clear that there is a God who is no deceiver, I conclude that clear and distinct perceptions must be true [Descartes]
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