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HoP 036 - A Principled Stand - Aristotle's Epistemology

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

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Aristotle's Strategy for Demonstration

Aristotle believes that knowledge or understanding is produced through demonstration. He doesn't explore the strategy i just suggested, which might be more to the taste of a modern logician. If each demonstration depends on further demonstrations for its premises, then won't i be sucked into a regress of explanation? For instance, go back to my giraffe example one more time. Perhaps you can already spot the problem that is looming here.

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