Method, Reflection, Praxis

The Socratic compound reflection 'I know only myself' is the basis of Modern Epistemology, i. e. elaborated as entailing knowledge of the existence of a deity, of Secondary Qualities, of the Forms of Knowledge, etc.  But, as such, in each case, it continues as it is for Socrates--a method for distinguishing what to believe from what to not believe.  It is thus as much the basis of detachment from external information as it is of detachment from external attraction or repulsion.  In other words, even as the foundation of Modern Epistemology, Reflection functions as a Practical Method.