Ep. 336: Aristotle on Being and Non-Contradiction (Part One)
The Partially Examined Life · Mark Linsenmayer
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Show Notes
On Aristotle's Metaphysics, book 4 (aka Gamma) (ca. 340 BCE). What does studying "being" entail? It involves claiming that all beings are distinct individuals, as opposed to, for instance, an undifferentiated flux. They're thus subject to the law of non-contradiction, which Aristotle defends against objectors.
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