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Single Idea 11270
[filed under theme 5. Theory of Logic / L. Paradox / 2. Aporiai
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Full Idea
Aporia 9: Are principles one in kind, or one in number?
Gist of Idea
Aporia 9: Is there one principle, or one kind of principle?
Source
report of Aristotle (Metaphysics [c.324 BCE], 0999b24-1000a04) by Vassilis Politis - Aristotle and the Metaphysics 3.4
Book Ref
Politis,Vasilis: 'Aristotle and the Metaphysics' [Routledge 2004], p.86
A Reaction
A key aporia, which can be answered in both directions. In what respects are the essences of two different human beings identical? It is a key question for any essentialist.
The
21 ideas
with the same theme
[conflicts of thought that baffled and provoked the Greeks]:
11259
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How can you seek knowledge of something if you don't know it?
[Plato]
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11258
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We must start with our puzzles, and progress by solving them, as they reveal the real difficulty
[Aristotle]
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11262
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Aporia 1: is there one science of explanation, or many?
[Aristotle, by Politis]
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11263
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Aporia 2: Does one science investigate both ultimate and basic principles of being?
[Aristotle, by Politis]
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11264
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Aporia 3: Does one science investigate all being, or does each kind of being have a science?
[Aristotle, by Politis]
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11265
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Aporia 4: Does metaphysics just investigate pure being, or also the characteristics of being?
[Aristotle, by Politis]
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11266
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Aporia 5: Do other things exist besides what is perceptible by the senses?
[Aristotle, by Politis]
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11267
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Aporia 6: Are the basic principles of a thing the kinds to which it belongs, or its components?
[Aristotle, by Politis]
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11268
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Aporia 7: Is a thing's kind the most general one, or the most specific one?
[Aristotle, by Politis]
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11269
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Aporia 8: Are there general kinds, or merely particulars?
[Aristotle, by Politis]
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11270
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Aporia 9: Is there one principle, or one kind of principle?
[Aristotle, by Politis]
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11271
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Aporia 10: Do perishables and imperishables have the same principle?
[Aristotle, by Politis]
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11272
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Aporia 11: Are primary being and unity distinct, or only in the things that are?
[Aristotle, by Politis]
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11273
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Aporia 12: Do mathematical entities exist independently, or only in objects?
[Aristotle, by Politis]
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11274
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Aporia 13: Are there kinds, as well as particulars and mathematical entities?
[Aristotle, by Politis]
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11275
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Aporia 14: Are ultimate causes of things potentialities, or must they be actual?
[Aristotle, by Politis]
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11276
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Aporia 15: Are the causes of things universals or particulars?
[Aristotle, by Politis]
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11261
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Puzzles arise when reasoning seems equal on both sides
[Aristotle]
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19581
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A problem is a solid mass, which the mind must break up
[Novalis]
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21838
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Before we seek solutions, it is important to invent problems
[Deleuze]
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13931
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By using aporiai as his start, Aristotle can defer to the wise, as well as to the many
[Haslanger]
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