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5 pages in length. Discusses work by Aristotle, Socrates and Plato and their thoughts on the worthiness of knowledge and logic as opposed to the beliefs associated with myth or superstition. The great philosophers of ancient Greece were very steeped in the science defining the world. They found no place for the unknown, that is, the belief in those things that could not be seen, felt or proven by scientific means. Today’s beliefs in things unseen would seem foolish in their eyes. Not content to blindly believe in that which he could not prove, Aristotle was considered one of the greatest thinkers of all time. We know that Aristotle was a great proponent of science and he believed all things could be explained with a scientific idea. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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the belief in those things that could not be seen, felt or proven by scientific means. Todays beliefs in things unseen would seem foolish in their eyes. "...men
have a sufficient natural instinct for what is true, and usually do arrive at the truth" was the way Aristotle described his feelings for the natural order of things.
Not content to blindly believe in that which he could not prove, Aristotle was considered one of the greatest thinkers of all time. We know that Aristotle was a
great proponent of science and he believed all things could be explained with a scientific idea. As Aristotle went on to say, "The arousing of prejudice, pity, anger, and similar
emotions has nothing to do with the essential facts, but is merely a personal appeal to the man who is judging the case" (Aristotle PG). In other words, mere
heartfelt emotion could not explain away actions that would take place in the physical world. Where one person perhaps would be wont to describe an emotional event as truly
psychic or as extra-sensory perception, Aristotle knew the scientific explanation behind such cause. He was a true proponent also of the science of not knowing. That is, if
he did not know the true cause of an action he would readily admit to not knowing. This should not be mistaken however for a willingness to describe something
as eerie or paranormal in origin. "In practical matters the end is not mere speculative knowledge of what is to be done, but rather the doing of it. It is
not enough to know about Virtue, then, but we must endeavor to possess it, and to use it, or to take any other steps that may make us good" (Aristotle,
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