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11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 2. Understanding

22587	Understanding is the aim of our nature [Aristotle]
	Full Idea: Reason and understanding are our nature's end.
	From: Aristotle (Politics [c.332 BCE], 1334b16)
	A reaction: I take this to be purpose of philosophy, and we should distinguish understanding from the mere accumulation of knowledge.