How Does Aristotle Understand the Paradox of the Meno?
I focus on the distinction between universal and particular knowledge or knowledge simpliciter in APr 2.21 and APo 1.1 as Aristotle’s explicit response to the paradox of the Meno. I attempt to derive a picture of Aristotle’s understanding of the philosophical problem underlying that paradox by aski...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | deu |
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Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
2023-05-01
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Series: | Revista de Filosofia Antiga |
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Online Access: | https://www.revistas.usp.br/filosofiaantiga/article/view/212449 |
Summary: | I focus on the distinction between universal and particular knowledge or knowledge simpliciter in APr 2.21 and APo 1.1 as Aristotle’s explicit response to the paradox of the Meno. I attempt to derive a picture of Aristotle’s understanding of the philosophical problem underlying that paradox by asking what that problem would have to be in order for this distinction to make sense as a response to it. I consider two ways of taking the distinction, and argue that both point towards a problem about deriving knowledge of particulars from knowledge of universals as the fundamental problem underlying Aristotle’s understanding of the Meno paradox.
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ISSN: | 1981-9471 |