 Paraphrased, Socrates’ point is if being better, braver, and more active are among our desires, and if believing that inquiry is worthwhile facilitates our becoming better, braver, and more active, then we have reason, pragmatic reason, to believe that inquiry is worthwhile. Socrates’ argument is an argument for the permissibility of a certain belief, based on the benefits of believing that certain belief. Pragmatic arguments are practical in orientation, justifying actions that are thought to facilitate the achievement of our goals, or the satisfaction of our desires. If among your goals is A, and if doing such and such results in your achieving A, then, all else being equal, you have reason to do such and such: