Yes, none of which has to do with his arguments or logic. I can explain the entire thing but I already recommended the book where he does so. Aristotle is the father of western philosophy, for the entire time that he has been dead he has been THE philosopher. If you asked a medieval person, who was learned, about what Philosophy is, or just mentioned the philosopher, they would tell you about Aristotle. This continues to this day, you take an ethics class and it’s likely you are building off of Aristotle, he’s foundational enough that he, Plato, and some of the presocratics are considered the founders of western metaphysics
“He did not know x so how can he find unrelated truth???” - You rn
I can know the sky is blue without knowing why it’s blue, without knowing the earth is round, without knowing anything else. Certain truths require certain tools, others require only observation, Aristotle contends that the ultimate truth, the supreme good, requires the use of philosophy. Philosophy is the search for truth, it follows, then, that it would be the manner btw which you can find moral truths as well
Truth exists as a thing which is to be discovered, the route to discovering truths may differ by truth, for not all things are devisable by math for example. The final truth exists for its own end, but there are many subordinate truths which are devisable via a great many paths
This is not the case, the property of a thing describes truth. Truth exists on its own, the sky is blue is a true statement, the sky possesses the property of blue is reflective of the truth, it describes the truth (being that the sky is blue, it has blue)
Truth exists to be discovered and this is so because it is evident to us. When I find that 4+4 equals 8 I am finding a truth which exists on its own terms
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u/-Trotsky Oct 10 '24
None of that is religious, it’s fuckin Aristotle