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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 7. Status of Reason

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Early empiricists said reason was just a useless concept introduced by philosophers [Galen, by Frede,M]

2. Reason / C. Styles of Reason / 1. Dialectic

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Like spiderswebs, dialectical arguments are clever but useless [Ariston, by Diog. Laertius]

2. Reason / C. Styles of Reason / 2. Elenchus

1654	In "Gorgias" Socrates is confident that his 'elenchus' will decide moral truth [Vlastos on Plato]

4321	We should test one another, by asking and answering questions [Plato]