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13. Knowledge Criteria / A. Justification Problems / 1. Justification / b. Need for justification

174	True opinion without reason is midway between wisdom and ignorance [Plato]
	Full Idea: There is a state of mind half-way between wisdom and ignorance - having true opinions without being able to give reasons for them.
	From: Plato (The Symposium [c.384 BCE], 202a)
	A reaction: Compare Idea 2140, where Plato scorns this state of mind. What he describes could be split into two - purely lucky true beliefs, and 'externalist knowledge', with non-conscious justification.