In contrast to his predecessors, Aristotle (384-322 BC) built his theory of knowledge on empiricism. The main principle of empiricism is that knowledge can only be gained from sensory experience before it can be assessed and refined. John Vespasian explains that Aristotle taught that humans start at birth with a blank mind (a blank slate) and will acquire knowledge through interactions with the external world. The Aristotelian syllogism is a deductive argument that is made of a major premise (“normally, the weather in Athens is warm in the summer”), a minor premise (“we are in the middle of July in Athens”), leading to a conclusion (“chances are that the weather will be warm today”). Here is the link to the original article: https://johnvespasian.com/aristotles-views-on-knowledge-and-learning/

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