If tradition's reliability depends on the same inferential and evaluative faculties used in philosophical argument, then tradition cannot claim categorical epistemic priority over syllogistic reasoning without circularity.
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(describing the reasoning process used in philosophy)
Related to inference—the process of drawing conclusions based on evidence or reasons rather than direct observation.
reliability(what induction is trying to prove about itself)
The quality of consistently producing correct or trustworthy results; something you can depend on to work.
syllogistic reasoning(the type of philosophical reasoning being compared to tradition)
A method of logical argument where you start with two statements (premises) and draw a conclusion from them—for example: 'All humans are mortal; Socrates is human; therefore Socrates is mortal.'
tradition(Marx's characterization in The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte)