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[from 'Metaphysics' by Aristotle, in 5. Theory of Logic / L. Paradox / 2. Aporiai ]

Full Idea

Aporia 3: Is it the task of a single science to investigate all beings, or is it the task of fundamentally different sciences to investigate different kinds of being?

Gist of Idea

Aporia 3: Does one science investigate all being, or does each kind of being have a science?

Source

report of Aristotle (Metaphysics [c.324 BCE], 0997a15-25) by Vassilis Politis - Aristotle and the Metaphysics 3.4

Book Reference

Politis,Vasilis: 'Aristotle and the Metaphysics' [Routledge 2004], p.84


A Reaction

One might ask whether neuroscience is entirely distinct from psychology, or partical physics from biology.