justification (Socrates vs. Aristotle)
#Socrates did not carry out a “regress of reasons,” after the manner of #Aristotle, looking for premises. Instead, he examined the logical /consequences/ of the beliefs that he elicited from […]
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The “Square of Opposition”
The “Square of Opposition” In On Interpretation, Aristotle spells out the relationships of contradiction for sentences with universal subjects as follows: | | Affirmation | Denial | | Universal | […]
Affirmations, Denials, and Contradictions
Affirmations, Denials, and Contradictions Aristotle takes some pains in On Interpretation to argue that to every affirmation there corresponds exactly one denial such that that denial denies exactly what that […]
Παράδοξα
Παράδοξα. Λογικά προβληματικές προτάσεις. Σε παράδοξα οδηγούμαστε συνήθως όταν από έναν αριθμό προκείμενων προτάσεων που θεωρούνται όλες αληθείς καταλήγουμε, με έγκυρα επιχειρήματα, σε αντιφατικά συμπεράσματα.
The Standpoint (teleology or causa finalis) and the Method of Hegel’s Philosophy
i) Hegel adopted a new principle of philosophy = Spirit. Hegel’s Geist (Spirit) does develop itself in the perspective of time such that it will completely actualize itself through a […]
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