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543 | All men long to understand, as shown by their delight in the senses [Aristotle] |
Full Idea: By nature, all men long to understand [eidenai]; an indication is their delight in the senses. | |
From: Aristotle (Metaphysics [c.324 BCE], 0980a21) | |
A reaction: See Idea 8331 and Idea 12038 to understand what this means. I take it to support the thesis that the aim of philosophy is explanations (at a higher level of generality than the sciences). |