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15 Sept 1814. 6
Logic or Ethics Ch. Fortitude
§.2. Aristotelians
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To the points here in question the judgment of Aristotle was What was to be done
Here was a knot to be untied. Aristotle was to be
superseded at any price to be reversed. At the same time, as far as
possible his credit was to be saved. Here was a knot
to be untied. To untie it was not possible: to cut it
was found necessary, and for this was the course taken for cutting it this was the
course taken. Contradictions in terms—Self contradictory
propositions were {found} necessary: self contradictory terms
propositions were accordingly employed: In employed and given to
the Academic youth to swallow. For this operation every
Academic pleasure was is at least was reasonably not without reason was supposed to be, sufficiently prepared.
To those in whose arithmetic those objects persons of any kind
are but one, what should hinder self defence against slaving
from being an act of cowardice
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