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Ideas for W Wimsatt/W Beardsley, Vassilis Politis and Aristotle
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14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 2. Demonstration
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All demonstration is concerned with existence, axioms and properties [Aristotle]
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Demonstration starts from a definition of essence, so we can derive (or conjecture about) the properties [Aristotle]
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Aim to get definitions of the primitive components, thus establishing the kind, and work towards the attributes [Aristotle]
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Demonstrations move from starting-points to deduced conclusions [Aristotle]
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Demonstration is more than entailment, as the explanatory order must match the causal order [Aristotle, by Koslicki]
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1667
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Premises must be true, primitive and immediate, and prior to and explanatory of conclusions [Aristotle]
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Aristotle gets asymmetric consequence from demonstration, which reflects real causal priority [Aristotle, by Koslicki]
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Aristotle doesn't actually apply his theory of demonstration to his practical science [Leroi on Aristotle]
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We can know by demonstration, which is a scientific deduction leading to understanding [Aristotle]
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Demonstrative understanding rests on necessary features of the thing in itself [Aristotle]
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Demonstrations must be necessary, and that depends on the middle term [Aristotle]
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Demonstrations are syllogisms which give explanations [Aristotle]
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1679
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Universal demonstrations are about thought; particular demonstrations lead to perceptions [Aristotle]
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1680
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Demonstration is better with fewer presuppositions, and it is quicker if these are familiar [Aristotle]
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There must be definitions before demonstration is possible [Aristotle]
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There cannot be a science of accidentals, but only of general truths [Aristotle]
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Demonstrations about particulars must be about everything of that type [Aristotle]
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A demonstration is a deduction which proceeds from necessities [Aristotle]
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The principles of demonstrations are definitions [Aristotle]
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14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 6. Falsification
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A single counterexample is enough to prove that a truth is not necessary [Aristotle]
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