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Masorite
Masorite Mas"o*rite, n. One of the writers of the Masora.
Sorites
Sorites So*ri"tes, n. [L., from Gr. swrei`ths (sc. syllogismo`s), properly, heaped up (hence, a heap of syllogisms), fr. swro`s a heap.] (Logic) An abridged form of stating of syllogisms in a series of propositions so arranged that the predicate of each one that precedes forms the subject of each one that follows, and the conclusion unites the subject of the first proposition with the predicate of the last proposition, as in following example; The soul is a thinking agent; A thinking agent can not be severed into parts; That which can not be severed can not be destroyed; Therefore the soul can not be destroyed. Note: When the series is arranged in the reverse order, it is called the Goclenian sorites, from Goclenius, a philosopher of the sixteenth century. Destructive sorities. See under Destructive.

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- The sorites paradox (/soʊˈraɪtiːz/; sometimes known as the paradox of the heap) is a paradox that results from vague predicates. A typical formulation...
- Look up sorites in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sorites may refer to: Polysyllogism, a chain of syllogisms Sorites paradox, also referred to as the...
- the present. Sorites includes the following species: Sorites dominicensis (uncertain) Sorites duplex Sorites edentulus (uncertain) Sorites grecoensis (fossil...
- A polysyllogism (also called multi-premise syllogism, sorites, climax, or gradatio) is a string of any number of propositions forming together a sequence...
- the impossible", 62b). Another example of this technique is found in the sorites paradox, where it was argued that if 1,000,000 grains of sand formed a...
- Sorites is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering analytic philosophy. It is indexed by The Philosopher's Index. v t e...
- philosophy, the boiling frog story has been used as a way of explaining the sorites paradox. It describes a hypothetical heap of sand from which individual...
- inscrutability of reference is also used in the sorites paradox. The classic example for the sorites paradox mentions a heap of wheat grains from which...
- False precision Moving the goalposts Quoting out of context Slippery slope Sorites paradox Syntactic ambiguity Questionable cause Animistic Furtive Correlation...
- False precision Moving the goalposts Quoting out of context Slippery slope Sorites paradox Syntactic ambiguity Questionable cause Animistic Furtive Correlation...