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'Metaphysics', 'Nominalism and Realism' and 'Preface to 'Principles of Philosophy''
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11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 1. Knowledge
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The ability to teach is a mark of true knowledge [Aristotle]
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Full Idea:
The ability to teach is a distinguishing mark between the knowledgeable and the ignorant man.
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From:
Aristotle (Metaphysics [c.324 BCE], 0981b04)
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11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 6. Knowing How
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Experience knows particulars, but only skill knows universals [Aristotle]
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Experience is the knowledge of particulars and skill that of universals.
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From:
Aristotle (Metaphysics [c.324 BCE], 0981a14)
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It takes skill to know causes, not experience [Aristotle]
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Full Idea:
The skilled know the cause, whereas the experienced do not.
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From:
Aristotle (Metaphysics [c.324 BCE], 0981a29)
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Things are produced from skill if the form of them is in the mind [Aristotle]
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Full Idea:
Things are produced from skill if the form of them is in the mind.
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From:
Aristotle (Metaphysics [c.324 BCE], 1032a33)
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A reaction:
This resembles the legal notion of 'mens rea', the conscious intention to commit the deed.
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11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 1. Certainty
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Understanding, not the senses, gives certainty [Descartes]
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Full Idea:
Certainty is not in the sense but in the understanding alone, when it has evident perceptions.
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From:
René Descartes (Preface to 'Principles of Philosophy' [1647], p.177)
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