This time we have started a series on boosting your self-esteem by being your own person . Boost your self-esteem by appreciating your eccentricities. Boost your self-esteem by becoming an iconoclast. Understand the definition of the terms used in a discussion and use good translations. Today we continue by suggesting you think critically examining the consistency of an argument or text.
Most large texts tend to be inconsistent.
This is true of Plato's Phaedo, which I am currently studying for a class. It reincarnates and yet may not return if it is either very good or very bad. The question is what to do when you are faced by inconsistencies. When an argument or text has inconsistencies, it cannot be all literally true. One can learn much about this text as metaphor and allegory.