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'works', 'Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature' and 'The Powers Metaphysics'
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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 / C. Styles of Reason / 3. Eristic
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Rational certainty may be victory in argument rather than knowledge of facts [Rorty]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 4. Real Definition
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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 / E. Argument / 1. Argument
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Promoting an ontology by its implied good metaphysic is an 'argument-by-display' [Williams,NE]
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