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Ideas for 'The Logic of Boundaryless Concepts', 'The Laws' and 'Treatise 2: Virtue or Moral Good'

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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 1. On Reason

243	It is foolish to quarrel with the mind's own reasoning processes [Plato]
	Full Idea: When the soul quarrels with knowledge or opinion or reason, its natural ruling principles, you have there what I call 'folly'.
	From: Plato (The Laws [c.348 BCE], 689b)

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 4. Aims of Reason

241	We ought to follow where the argument leads us [Plato]
	Full Idea: We ought to follow where the argument leads us.
	From: Plato (The Laws [c.348 BCE], 667a)

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 9. Limits of Reason

21264	Mortals are incapable of being fully rational [Plato]
	Full Idea: We mustn't assume that mortal eyes will ever be able to look upon reason and get to know it adequately.
	From: Plato (The Laws [c.348 BCE], 897d)
	A reaction: This is in the context of the rational control of the whole Cosmos. I presume Plato would be flabbergasted by the findings of recent physics and cosmology. Did Kant believe that he was being completely rational about ethics?