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    A logos/muthos binary that privileges propositional truth... — Carmelics
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    A logos/muthos binary that privileges propositional truth presupposes rather than establishes the superiority of its own evaluative framework.

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    • 1.Evaluative frameworks cannot justify themselves without circular reasoning or infinite regress of justification.
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    • 2.Privileging propositional truth assumes truth-correspondence is the fundamental measure of knowledge without prior argument.
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    • 3.Mythos conveys meaning through narrative, metaphor, and social function in ways propositional logic cannot capture or evaluate.
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    • 1.The claim itself uses propositional logic to argue against propositional logic, thereby performatively contradicting itself.
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    • 2.Some evaluative frameworks (empiricism, logic) can be justified by their predictive success and practical utility, not circular assumption.
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    • 3.Mythos and logos serve different purposes; rejecting propositional truth for mythos doesn't resolve but merely evades the question.
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