Aristotle had his faults and misconceptions. What we, as a culture, got from his writings is the idea that the world could be organized and that considered thought was an important step in understanding. What his Greek culture lacked was the concept of “experiment” as opposed to “thought experiment”.
BasilBruce over 1 year ago
Aristotle also thought that spiders only had six legs, so why listen to him?
Imagine over 1 year ago
Nothing comes from doing nothing.
But doing nothing is still doing something.
Doing nothing still gets people in trouble.
Gent over 1 year ago
Nothing is impossible. All me life me has done nothing.
pschearer Premium Member over 1 year ago
Ἀριστοτέλης didn’t speak English. So what?
overtherainbow over 1 year ago
I don’t get it.
WaitingMan over 1 year ago
Aristotle. The smartest man who ever lived that was wrong about everything.
Doug K over 1 year ago
Say nothing. Do nothing. Be nothing?
InTraining over 1 year ago
was that your New Years’ resolution Horace….?
Zebrastripes over 1 year ago
Quiet, I’m thinking of a comeback…
mistercatworks over 1 year ago
Aristotle had his faults and misconceptions. What we, as a culture, got from his writings is the idea that the world could be organized and that considered thought was an important step in understanding. What his Greek culture lacked was the concept of “experiment” as opposed to “thought experiment”.
popster227 over 1 year ago
It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.
GiantShetlandPony over 1 year ago
The not so rare critic bird. So common, it’s hard to find a place without at least one. Particularly abundant in comment sections.
charles9156 over 1 year ago
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