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    If Plato grants that some myths contain truth, the criter... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Traditional myths told to children are false on the whole, though they contain some truth

    If Plato grants that some myths contain truth, the criterion distinguishing mythic truth from mythic falsehood remains internal to the myth's own logic.

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    • 1.Myths operate by internal coherence: a myth's truth-value depends on consistency within its own narrative world and symbolic system.
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    • 2.Plato distinguishes myths serving philosophical ends (noble lies) from false myths, suggesting he applies standards internal to mythic purpose.
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    • 3.External criteria (empirical verification, logical formalism) are inapplicable to myths, which traffic in non-literal, analogical meaning.
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    • 1.Plato explicitly critiques Homer and Hesiod for false mythological claims, implying he uses standards external to myth's own logic.
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    • 2.An internal-only criterion makes mythic truth unfalsifiable: any narrative consistent with itself becomes true by definition, undermining rationality.
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    • 3.Plato anchors myths to Forms and dialectical truth, suggesting mythic validity requires alignment with objective metaphysical standards outside the myth.
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