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Socratic method (elenchus) |
cross examination, finds contradiction and pull at it searches for general, commonly held truths that shape beliefs, and scrutinizes them to determine their consistency with other beliefs series of questions to test logic |
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Validity |
the conclusion logically follows from the premises if the premises are true, then the conclusion MUST be trust (form, not content) |
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soundness |
valid with true premises |
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Human wisdom |
negative (self awareness) - if you don't know something then you dont believe that you know it (Socrates has this, others dont) positive - common knowledge, implicit/tacit; these are not important wisdom |
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“Superhuman”/expert wisdom |
like a craft, enables one to teach what they know its explanatory, you can explain why you know its true |
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Soul (psyche) |
the Republic: the soul is defined by what it does, whatever it is that preforms the activities characteristic of life justice is when a soul functions perfectly in sync |
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platonic forms |
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