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'Presentism', 'Outlines of Pyrrhonism' and 'Posterior Analytics'
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11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 1. Knowledge
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For Aristotle knowledge is explanatory, involving understanding, and principles or causes [Aristotle, by Witt]
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'Episteme' means grasping causes, universal judgments, explanation, and teaching [Aristotle, by Witt]
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The reason why is the key to knowledge [Aristotle]
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11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 2. Understanding
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We understand a thing when we know its explanation and its necessity [Aristotle]
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Some understanding, of immediate items, is indemonstrable [Aristotle]
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We only understand something when we know its explanation [Aristotle]
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11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / c. Aim of beliefs
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No one has mere belief about something if they think it HAS to be true [Aristotle]
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11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 1. Certainty
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Knowledge proceeds from principles, so it is hard to know if we know [Aristotle]
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11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 2. Common Sense Certainty
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If an argument has an absurd conclusion, we should not assent to the absurdity, but avoid the absurd argument [Sext.Empiricus]
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11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 1. Perceptual Realism / c. Representative realism
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1871
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Whether honey is essentially sweet may be doubted, as it is a matter of judgement rather than appearance [Sext.Empiricus]
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