Single Idea 4333

[catalogued under 2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 4. Contraries]

Full Idea

Contraries are by definition as far distant as possible from one another.

Gist of Idea

Contraries are by definition as far distant as possible from one another

Source

Aristotle (Nicomachean Ethics [c.334 BCE], 1108b33)

Book Reference

Aristotle: 'Ethics (Nicomachean)', ed/tr. ThomsonJ A K/TredennickH [Penguin 1976], p.108


A Reaction

A nice concept and definition. Note that it is being used about ethics (the mean), not just about pure logic or mathematics.