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    It is not the case that 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.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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    • 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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