Combining Texts

Ideas for 'Wiener Logik', 'Categories' and 'There is No A Priori (and reply)'

unexpand these ideas     |    start again     |     choose another area for these texts

display all the ideas for this combination of texts


1 idea

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 2. Invocation to Philosophy
Without extensive examination firm statements are hard, but studying the difficulties is profitable [Aristotle]
     Full Idea: It is hard to make firm statements on these questions without having examined them many times, but to have gone through the various difficulties is not unprofitable.
     From: Aristotle (Categories [c.331 BCE], 08b23)
     A reaction: Suggesting that philosophy is more like drawing the map than completing the journey.