Single Idea 24047

[catalogued under 2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 2. Logos]

Full Idea

Every account is either a definition or a demonstration.

Gist of Idea

An account is either a definition or a demonstration

Source

Aristotle (De Anima [c.329 BCE], 407a24)

Book Reference

Aristotle: 'De Anima (on the psuche)', ed/tr. Reeve, C.D.C. [Hackett 2017], p.11


A Reaction

That is, it is either a summary of the thing's essential nature, or it is a proof of some natural fact, starting from first principles.

Related Idea

Idea 24048 Demonstrations move from starting-points to deduced conclusions [Aristotle]