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| 5602 | The free dialectic opposition of arguments is an invaluable part of the sceptical method [Kant] |
| Full Idea: The sceptical method can point to the dialectic as an example of the great utility of letting the arguments of reason confront one another in the most complete freedom | |
| From: Immanuel Kant (Critique of Pure Reason [1781], B535/A507) | |
| A reaction: An interesting link, between dialectic and the sceptical method. I would say it runs deeper, and that scepticism and the free opposition of arguments are both basic to the whole notion of reason. Reason requires freedom (though not free will). |