Combining Texts
Ideas for
'talk', 'On Signs (damaged)' and 'Non-foundationalist epistemology'
expand these ideas
|
start again
|
choose
another area for these texts
display all the ideas for this combination of texts
8 ideas
2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 6. Coherence
8616
|
How can multiple statements, none of which is tenable, conjoin to yield a tenable conclusion? [Elgin]
|
8617
|
Statements that are consistent, cotenable and supportive are roughly true [Elgin]
|
2. Reason / C. Styles of Reason / 1. Dialectic
164
|
It is legitimate to play the devil's advocate [Socrates]
|
2. Reason / C. Styles of Reason / 2. Elenchus
1647
|
In Socratic dialogue you must say what you believe, so unasserted premises are not debated [Vlastos on Socrates]
|
115
|
Socrates was pleased if his mistakes were proved wrong [Socrates]
|
22099
|
The method of Socrates shows the student is discovering the truth within himself [Socrates, by Carlisle]
|
5844
|
Socrates always proceeded in argument by general agreement at each stage [Socrates, by Xenophon]
|
2. Reason / D. Definition / 6. Definition by Essence
11389
|
Socrates sought essences, which are the basis of formal logic [Socrates, by Aristotle]
|