Single Idea 15447

[catalogued under 1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / e. Philosophy as reason]

Full Idea

There comes a time not to go on following where the argument leads!

Gist of Idea

We shouldn't always follow where the argument leads!

Source

comment on Plato (The Laws [c.349 BCE], 667b) by David Lewis - Against Structural Universals 'Variant'

Book Reference

Lewis,David: 'Papers in Metaphysics and Epistemology' [CUP 1999], p.100


A Reaction

Lewis is a fine one to talk, since he follows argument that take him past innumerable incredulous stares of onlookers.

Related Idea

Idea 241 We ought to follow where the argument leads us [Plato]