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574 | Not everything can be proven, because that would lead to an infinite regress [Aristotle] |
Full Idea: It must be true, quite generally, that not everything can be proven, on pain of an infinite regress. | |
From: Aristotle (Metaphysics [c.324 BCE], 1006a09) | |
A reaction: Compare Idea 1672, where the possibility of a circular set of mutual proofs is considered. Aristotle seems committed to the present idea. |