Single Idea 22141

[catalogued under 12. Knowledge Sources / E. Direct Knowledge / 1. Common Sense]

Full Idea

If we both refute the objections and leave the common opinions undisturbed, we shall have proved the case sufficiently.

Gist of Idea

It is enough if we refute the objections and leave common opinions undisturbed

Source

Aristotle (Nicomachean Ethics [c.334 BCE], 1145b05), quoted by Stephen Boulter - Why Medieval Philosophy Matters 3

Book Reference

Boulter,Stephen: 'Why Medieval Philosophy Matters' [Bloomsbury 2019], p.75


A Reaction

This quotation is a sacred text for philosophers who place a high value on the consensus of thinking among the majority of people. I hate it when philosophers hijack an ordinary word and assign it a different meaning.

Related Idea

Idea 95 If everyone believes it, it is true [Aristotle]