draken12 Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 I don´t know if this is the right place to post this, if not, my bad. Anyway, if the validity of the senses is an axiom, can´t the validity of reason be an axiom as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake_Ellison Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 I don´t know if this is the right place to post this, if not, my bad. Anyway, if the validity of the senses is an axiom, can´t the validity of reason be an axiom as well? No, because reason can be broken into other component parts (reason is the process of observing reality, forming concepts in accordance with observed reality, using concepts according to the rules of logic). An axiomatic concept is the identification of a primary fact of reality. Reason can be defined in terms of other concepts, therefor it is not axiomatic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayR Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 An axiomatic concept is the identification of a primary fact of reality. Reason can be defined in terms of other concepts, therefor it is not axiomatic. Correct. Its an interesting question though, because it could be said that one would have to use reason to try and refute reason. j.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamantLaw Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Correct. Its an interesting question though, because it could be said that one would have to use reason to try and refute reason. j.. Which is precisely why Reason is unassailable. Good times! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draken12 Posted September 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Thank you for your replies. Reason may not be an axiom, but nevertheless (as JayR stated) one must use Reason in any attempt to deny it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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