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Ideas for 'Parmenides', 'The Value of Knowledge and the Pursuit of Understanding' and 'The Idea of Justice'

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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 1. On Reason

224	When questions are doubtful we should concentrate not on objects but on ideas of the intellect [Plato]

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 4. Aims of Reason

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What justifies reliance on reason? Is it just a tool? Why is it better than blind belief? [Sen]

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 5. Objectivity

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In politics and ethics, scrutiny from different perspectives is essential for objectivity [Sen]

2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 5. Opposites

232	Opposites are as unlike as possible [Plato]

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

8937	Plato's 'Parmenides' is the greatest artistic achievement of the ancient dialectic [Hegel on Plato]