Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Theophrastus, Cratylus and Aristotle
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13. Knowledge Criteria / A. Justification Problems / 1. Justification / b. Need for justification
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To know something we need understanding, which is grasp of the primary cause [Aristotle]
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13. Knowledge Criteria / A. Justification Problems / 2. Justification Challenges / a. Agrippa's trilemma
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Sceptics say justification is an infinite regress, or it stops at the unknowable [Aristotle]
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13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 4. Foundationalism / b. Basic beliefs
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1670
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When you understand basics, you can't be persuaded to change your mind [Aristotle]
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13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 4. Foundationalism / e. Pro-foundations
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583
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The starting point of a proof is not a proof [Aristotle]
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13. Knowledge Criteria / D. Scepticism / 1. Scepticism
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578
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Cratylus decided speech was hopeless, and his only expression was the movement of a finger [Cratylus, by Aristotle]
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13. Knowledge Criteria / D. Scepticism / 5. Dream Scepticism
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581
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Dreams aren't a serious problem. No one starts walking round Athens next morning, having dreamt that they were there! [Aristotle]
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13. Knowledge Criteria / E. Relativism / 3. Subjectivism
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585
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If relativism is individual, how can something look sweet and not taste it, or look different to our two eyes? [Aristotle]
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584
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If truth is relative it is relational, and concerns appearances relative to a situation [Aristotle]
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13. Knowledge Criteria / E. Relativism / 6. Relativism Critique
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How can we state relativism of sweet and sour, if they have no determinate nature? [Theophrastus]
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576
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If the majority had diseased taste, and only a few were healthy, relativists would have to prefer the former [Aristotle]
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