Part I, Chapter 5
Defines reason as 'nothing but Reckoning (that is, Adding and Subtracting) of the Consequences of generall names,' and lists seven causes of absurd conclusions.
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From Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes
Reason is reckoning (computation) with names; science depends on correct definitions, and absurdity arises from ill-defined terms.
Introduction
States the methodological maxim 'Nosce teipsum, Read thy self' - the method of introspection to understand the passions of mankind.
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On speech and names: 'truth consisteth in the right ordering of names in our affirmations.'
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