CMNS 332 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Empiricism, Materialism, False Dilemma
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For this invention will produce forgetfulness in the minds of those who learn to use it, because they will not practice their memory. Their trust in writing, produced by external character which are no part of themselves, will discourage the use of their own memory within them. Plato"s writing shows evidence of the oral tradition; it is readerly in this sense open ended and interpretational: aristotle says clearly laid out his writing. Aristotle"s work shows evidences of the triumph of the literate tradition. Subordination of idea to main themes to avoid confusion. Plato disliked rhetoric ironic to the style of his writing. Aristotle neither liked or disliked rhetoric didn"t believe in absolute truth and was comfortable not knowing truth or not. Logic: (his writings in organon: prior analytics, posterior analytics. Week 4: aristotle2: categories, on interpretation, topics, sophistical refutations. Syllogism (correct "form" in logic): all a are b.
