▁reputation ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁distinct ive ▁method ologist . ▁John ▁P ride aux ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 9 ▁asked : ▁ ▁Q . ▁Is ▁it ▁true ▁that ▁the ▁seven ▁dialect ical ▁theories ▁of ▁method ▁in ▁use ▁today , ▁to ▁wit , ▁i ) ▁the ▁Arist ot elian , ▁ 2 ) ▁the ▁L ul li an , ▁ 3 ) ▁the ▁Ram istic , ▁ 4 ) ▁the ▁Mi xt , ▁whether ▁indeed ▁in ▁the ▁manner ▁of ▁Ke ck ermann ▁or ▁of ▁Al sted , ▁ 5 ) ▁the ▁For ens ic ▁of ▁Hot man , ▁ 6 ) ▁the ▁Jes uit ic , ▁and ▁ 7 ) ▁the ▁Soc in ian , ▁ ▁differ ▁mostly ▁in ▁respect ▁to ▁manner ▁of ▁treatment , ▁not ▁in ▁respect ▁to ▁ ▁purpose ? ▁ ▁To ▁which ▁the ▁pup il ' s ▁answer ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁" yes "; ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁to ▁the ▁question ▁" Is ▁it ▁true ▁that ▁a ▁Mi xt ▁ought ▁to ▁be ▁preferred ▁to ▁a ▁Per ip at etic , ▁a ▁Ram ist , ▁a ▁L ul li an , ▁and ▁the ▁others ?" ▁A ▁" M i xt " ▁took ▁elements ▁from ▁both ▁Arist ot le ▁and ▁Ram us ; ▁Phili ppo - R am ists , ▁who ▁bl ended ▁Mel anch th on ▁with ▁Ram us , ▁were ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁" M i xt "; ▁" System at ics " ▁were ▁" M i xt s " ▁who ▁followed ▁Ke ck ermann ▁in ▁a