History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps HoP 036 - A Principled Stand - Aristotle's Epistemology
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Knowledge vs. Belief
- Knowledge differs from mere belief, even if the belief is true.
- Plato first distinguished these in Meno, Theaetetus, and other dialogues.
Aristotle's Epistemology
- Aristotle, like Plato, views knowledge as a significant achievement, attained with difficulty.
- His Posterior Analytics details how valid arguments provide knowledge.
Demonstrative Syllogisms
- Demonstrative syllogisms, the best kind of valid arguments, are key to knowledge.
- These explain why a conclusion is true, not just that it's true.