Motif
testing inherited tradition
testing_inherited_tradition
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Wisdom Teaching and Moral Instruction. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Iliad The Iliad / CONCLUDING NOTE. / INTRODUCTION.; lines 195-286 confidence: medium
The passage says progress is stripping away abuses and superstitions, and that skeptical critics test the credulity or partiality of writers.
The passage repeatedly describes tradition, testimony, and historical evidence as subjected to skeptical tests such as probability, consistency, and scrutiny of motives.
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