Single Idea 11150

[catalogued under 25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 5. Education / a. Aims of education]

Full Idea

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain an idea without accepting it.

Gist of Idea

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain an idea without accepting it

Source

Aristotle (works [c.330 BCE])


A Reaction

The epigraph on a David Chalmers website. A wonderful remark, and it should be on the wall of every beginners' philosophy class. However, while it is in the spirit of Aristotle, it appears to be a misattribution with no ancient provenance.