Single Idea 23312

[catalogued under 12. Knowledge Sources / C. Rationalism / 1. Rationalism]

Full Idea

Aristotle is a rationalist …but reason for him is a disposition which we only acquire over time. Its acquisition is made possible primarily by perception and experience.

Gist of Idea

Aristotle is a rationalist, but reason is slowly acquired through perception and experience

Source

report of Aristotle (works [c.330 BCE]) by Michael Frede - Aristotle's Rationalism p.173

Book Reference

'Rationality in Greek Thought', ed/tr. Frede,M /Striker,G [OUP 1999], p.173


A Reaction

I would describe this process as the gradual acquisition of the skill of objectivity, which needs the right knowledge and concepts to evaluate new experiences.