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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 1. On Reason
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When questions are doubtful we should concentrate not on objects but on ideas of the intellect [Plato]
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2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 5. Opposites
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Opposites are as unlike as possible [Plato]
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2. Reason / C. Styles of Reason / 1. Dialectic
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Plato's 'Parmenides' is the greatest artistic achievement of the ancient dialectic [Hegel on Plato]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 6. Definition by Essence
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A definition of a circle will show what it is, and show its generating principle [Lowe]
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Defining an ellipse by conic sections reveals necessities, but not the essence of an ellipse [Lowe]
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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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Simple things like 'red' can be given real ostensive definitions [Lowe]
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