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'Parmenides', 'Modern Philosophy:introduction and survey' and 'Penguin Dictionary of Philosophy'
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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 / 4. Real Definition
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'Real' definitions give the essential properties of things under a concept [Mautner]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 7. Contextual Definition
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'Contextual definitions' replace whole statements, not just expressions [Mautner]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 9. Recursive Definition
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Recursive definition defines each instance from a previous instance [Mautner]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 10. Stipulative Definition
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A stipulative definition lays down that an expression is to have a certain meaning [Mautner]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 11. Ostensive Definition
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Ostensive definitions point to an object which an expression denotes [Mautner]
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2. Reason / E. Argument / 4. Open Question
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We may define 'good' correctly, but then ask whether the application of the definition is good [Scruton]
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2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 5. Fallacy of Composition
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The fallacy of composition is the assumption that what is true of the parts is true of the whole [Mautner]
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