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Ideas for Gorgias, Peter Klein and Plato
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2. Reason / C. Styles of Reason / 1. Dialectic
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Dialectic should only be taught to those who already philosophise well [Plato]
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A dialectician is someone who knows how to ask and to answer questions [Plato]
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Two contradictories force us to find a relation which will correlate them [Plato, by Weil]
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Dialectic is the only method of inquiry which uproots the things which it takes for granted [Plato]
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The ability to take an overview is the distinguishing mark of a dialectician [Plato]
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For Plato, rationality is a vision of and love of a cosmic rational order [Plato, by Taylor,C]
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Good analysis involves dividing things into appropriate forms without confusion [Plato]
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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 / C. Styles of Reason / 2. Elenchus
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In "Gorgias" Socrates is confident that his 'elenchus' will decide moral truth [Vlastos on Plato]
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We should test one another, by asking and answering questions [Plato]
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You must never go against what you actually believe [Plato]
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In discussion a person's opinions are shown to be in conflict, leading to calm self-criticism [Plato]
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2. Reason / C. Styles of Reason / 3. Eristic
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People often merely practice eristic instead of dialectic, because they don't analyse the subject-matter [Plato]
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Eristic discussion is aggressive, but dialectic aims to help one's companions in discussion [Plato]
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