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Single Idea 13931

[filed under theme 5. Theory of Logic / L. Paradox / 2. Aporiai ]

Full Idea

The Aristotelian method of working form aporia allows one to use as starting points not only what is said by 'the many', but also what is said by 'the wise', including philosophers.

Gist of Idea

By using aporiai as his start, Aristotle can defer to the wise, as well as to the many

Source

Sally Haslanger (Persistence, Change and Explanation [1989], 1 n2)

Book Ref

'Persistence: contemporary readings', ed/tr. Haslanger,S/|Kurtz,RM [MIT 2006], p.180

A Reaction

[She mentions Nussbaum 1986:ch 7 for the opposing view] I like this thought a lot. Aristotle's democratic respect for widespread views can be a bit puzzling sometimes.

Related Ideas

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

Idea 2824 The collective judgement of many people on art is better than that of an individual [Aristotle]

The 21 ideas with the same theme [conflicts of thought that baffled and provoked the Greeks]:

11259 How can you seek knowledge of something if you don't know it? [Plato]
11258 We must start with our puzzles, and progress by solving them, as they reveal the real difficulty [Aristotle]
11262 Aporia 1: is there one science of explanation, or many? [Aristotle, by Politis]
11263 Aporia 2: Does one science investigate both ultimate and basic principles of being? [Aristotle, by Politis]
11264 Aporia 3: Does one science investigate all being, or does each kind of being have a science? [Aristotle, by Politis]
11265 Aporia 4: Does metaphysics just investigate pure being, or also the characteristics of being? [Aristotle, by Politis]
11266 Aporia 5: Do other things exist besides what is perceptible by the senses? [Aristotle, by Politis]
11267 Aporia 6: Are the basic principles of a thing the kinds to which it belongs, or its components? [Aristotle, by Politis]
11268 Aporia 7: Is a thing's kind the most general one, or the most specific one? [Aristotle, by Politis]
11269 Aporia 8: Are there general kinds, or merely particulars? [Aristotle, by Politis]
11270 Aporia 9: Is there one principle, or one kind of principle? [Aristotle, by Politis]
11271 Aporia 10: Do perishables and imperishables have the same principle? [Aristotle, by Politis]
11272 Aporia 11: Are primary being and unity distinct, or only in the things that are? [Aristotle, by Politis]
11273 Aporia 12: Do mathematical entities exist independently, or only in objects? [Aristotle, by Politis]
11274 Aporia 13: Are there kinds, as well as particulars and mathematical entities? [Aristotle, by Politis]
11275 Aporia 14: Are ultimate causes of things potentialities, or must they be actual? [Aristotle, by Politis]
11276 Aporia 15: Are the causes of things universals or particulars? [Aristotle, by Politis]
11261 Puzzles arise when reasoning seems equal on both sides [Aristotle]
19581 A problem is a solid mass, which the mind must break up [Novalis]
21838 Before we seek solutions, it is important to invent problems [Deleuze]
13931 By using aporiai as his start, Aristotle can defer to the wise, as well as to the many [Haslanger]