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548 | Knowledge chosen for its own sake, rather than for results, is wisdom [Aristotle] |
11228 | Wisdom seeks explanations, causes, and reasons why things are as they are [Aristotle, by Politis] |
545 | It is not much help if a doctor knows about universals but not the immediate particular [Aristotle] |
549 | All philosophy begins from wonder, either at the physical world, or at ideas [Aristotle] |
1576 | If each of us can give some logos about parts of nature, our combined efforts can be impressive [Aristotle] |
609 | Philosophy is a kind of science that deals with principles [Aristotle] |
624 | Absolute thinking is the thinking of thinking [Aristotle] |
572 | Philosophy has different powers from dialectic, and a different life from sophistry [Aristotle] |
22171 | If only natural substances exist, science is first philosophy - but not if there is an immovable substance [Aristotle] |
20771 | Six parts: dialectic, rhetoric, ethics, politics, physics, theology [Cleanthes, by Diog. Laertius] |
11242 | Wisdom is knowledge of principles and causes [Aristotle] |
12038 | Translate as 'humans all desire by nature to understand' (not as 'to know') [Aristotle, by Annas] |
559 | Even people who go astray in their opinions have contributed something useful [Aristotle] |