DISENTANGLING DEFINING AND DEMONSTRATING: NOTES ON AN. POST. II 3-7
Abstract: In APo II 3-7 Aristotle discusses a series of difficulties concerning definition, deduction, and demonstration. In this paper I focus on two interrelated but distinct questions: firstly, what are exactly the difficulties emerging from or alluded to in the discussion in II 3-7; secondly, wh...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas
2019-11-01
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-60452019000400243&tlng=en |
| Summary: | Abstract: In APo II 3-7 Aristotle discusses a series of difficulties concerning definition, deduction, and demonstration. In this paper I focus on two interrelated but distinct questions: firstly, what are exactly the difficulties emerging from or alluded to in the discussion in II 3-7; secondly, whether and in what sense the discussion in II 3-7 can be considered an aporetic discussion with a specific role to play in the development of the argument in APo II. |
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| ISSN: | 2317-630X |