Elements for an Alternative Reading of Aristotle’s Axiomatics. The Case of On the Heavens I
The standard notion of axiomatics attributed to Aristotle presupposes a set of basic propositions on the basis of which a larger set of derived propositions is inferred. This is known as the principle of parsimony. Moreover, the knowledge of principles is limited to direct intellectual apprehension....
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
2015-12-01
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Series: | Ideas y Valores |
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Online Access: | http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/idval/article/view/39911/pdf |