Sophist¶
Plato. (1997). Sophist.
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Primes¶
- Proof By Contradiction
- In philosophy reductio ad absurdum has been a primary tool since Plato, refuting claims by deriving absurd consequences, and ethical thought experiments test principles by extending them to cases the principle itself would call absurd.
This sourceThe elenchus refutes a claim by deriving absurd consequences from it — the philosophical ancestor of reductio ad absurdum.
- In philosophy reductio ad absurdum has been a primary tool since Plato, refuting claims by deriving absurd consequences, and ethical thought experiments test principles by extending them to cases the principle itself would call absurd.
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- Plato's Beard
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