Sunday, April 08, 2007

Aristotle

I'm researching a short paper I'm writing on Aristotle and I came across this quote.
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
I guess that just strikes me because of people I've witnessed display a failure to grasp that concept.

3 Comments:

At 7:51 AM , Blogger amy said...

hey - sorry we didn't get to see each other again this trip! Maybe i just need to have you come see me in denver!?!? =) Hope the party went well, and let's catch up again soon!

 
At 10:00 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

mind games.

that's all you're about!

this blog is stupid.

 
At 2:17 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Do you think this statement implies that only an ignorant/naive person believes something they are told, to accept something before understanding it?
I'm still having a hard time knowing if I can believe something without really understanding it (i know, we'll never fully understand anything). I've also been thinking quite a bit about what understanding, knowledge, and experience are, how they differ, how they relate, etc. Any thoughts?

 

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