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Full Idea
Who defines the healthy man, or who is awake or asleep? This is a pursuit of foundations, but this is seeking an account where there isn't one. The starting point of a proof is not a proof.
Gist of Idea
The starting point of a proof is not a proof
Source
Aristotle (Metaphysics [c.324 BCE], 1011a10)
Book Ref
Aristotle: 'Metaphysics', ed/tr. Lawson-Tancred,Hugh [Penguin 1998], p.104
A Reaction
a comment on Descartes
| 583 | The starting point of a proof is not a proof [Aristotle] |
| 8876 | Much propositional knowledge cannot be formulated, as in recognising a face [Sosa] |
| 8838 | If justification is endless, no link in the chain is ultimately justified [Ginet on Klein,P] |
| 8796 | A single belief can trail two regresses, one terminating and one not [Sosa] |
| 4256 | The main argument for foundationalism is that all other theories involve a regress leading to scepticism [Bonjour] |
| 8842 | The best argument for immediate justification is not the Regress Argument, but considering examples [Pryor] |