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    The Phaedrus myth of the winged soul contains a measure of truth

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    • 1.The Phaedrus myth embodies Plato's theory of recollection
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    • 2.Plato holds the theory of recollection to be true
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    • 3.A myth that embodies a true theory has a measure of truth in it
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    • 1.Plato explicitly distinguishes mythos from logos, treating myths as persuasive fiction rather than vehicles of propositional truth.
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    • 2.Embodying a theory in narrative form does not transfer the theory's truth-value to the narrative, as allegory and truth operate in distinct registers.
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    • 3.If mythic embodiment conferred truth, then competing myths embodying rival theories would simultaneously possess truth, generating contradiction.
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    • 1.The theory of recollection is itself contested by Aristotle, who argues in De Anima that learning is acquisition rather than recovery of pre-existing knowledge.
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    • 2.A myth whose truth depends entirely on a disputed metaphysical theory inherits that theory's epistemic vulnerability rather than standing independently as true.
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    The philosopher should share his philosophy with others. But since others may sometimes not follow his arguments, Plato is ready to provide whatever it takes—an image, a simile, or a myth—that will help them grasp what the argument failed to tell them. The myth—just like an image, or analogy—may be a good teaching tool. Myth can embody in its narrative an abstract philosophical doctrine. In the Phaedo, Plato develops the so-called theory of recollection (72e–78b). The theory is there expounded i
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