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Scientific Knowledge Comes from Demonstration

  • True scientific knowledge is derived from demonstrations that show the cause of the facts
  • Knowledge is complete when the cause of a fact is known, and the fact could not be otherwise

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Cardiologist, scientist, and former airborne officer

Aristotle's Posterior Analytics explores how knowledge is acquired through demonstration, built on pre-existing knowledge, and grounded in first principles. It emphasizes the role of syllogism in scientific reasoning and the distinction between induction and deduction. This work is foundational for understanding the structure and process of obtaining true knowledge

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