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Ep. 93: The Firstest Things

Young Heretics

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Aristotle's Metaphysics

Aristotle says that we climb up right from the things are knowable immediately to us to the things that are truly and absolutely knowable. And those are the first principles. As you work your way up this ladder, right, of coming to know all the different ways that something can be beautiful, eventually you come to what's called the beautiful in itself. It sounds superabstract and complicated, but when you actually apply it to real life, you realize it's an invaluable tool for living your life.

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