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    Challenges→Traditional myths told to children are false on the whole, though they contain some truth

    Plato's own philosophical method in dialogues like the Timaeus and Phaedrus relies on myths to convey truths that discursive argument cannot reach.

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    • 1.Myths engage imagination and intuition, accessing modes of understanding that pure logical argument cannot stimulate or convey.
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    • 2.Platonic myths (World Soul, Cave allegory) communicate about transcendent Forms and realities beyond empirical verification or proof.
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    • 3.Discursive argument requires shared definitions and axioms; myths bypass these constraints to suggest truths about ultimate reality.
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    • 1.If myths convey truths discursive argument cannot reach, we lack criteria to distinguish true myths from merely persuasive fiction.
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    • 2.Plato himself uses logical argumentation extensively in dialogues; treating myths as primary philosophical tools misreads his actual practice.
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    • 3.Appealing to myth risks obscuring claims rather than clarifying them, making critical evaluation and rational scrutiny impossible.
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