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12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 2. Qualities in Perception / b. Primary/secondary

16717	Which of the contrary features of a body are basic to it? [Aristotle]
	Full Idea: What sorts of contrarities, and how many of them, are to be accounted 'originative sources' of body?
	From: Aristotle (Coming-to-be and Passing-away (Gen/Corr) [c.335 BCE], 329b04)
	A reaction: Pasnau says these pages of Aristotle are the source of the doctrine of primary and secondary qualities. Essentially, hot, cold, wet and dry are his four primary qualities.

12. Knowledge Sources / D. Empiricism / 4. Pro-Empiricism

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).