Aristotle on the Infallibility of Normal Observation

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A 11 (1):79 (1980)
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Whereas it is well established that Aristotle allowed the possibility of error in some observations, it is often held that he was an infallibilist with respect to normal observational beliefs. We shall argue against this interpretation of Aristotle, and in particular show that it is not implicit in his view that observation is the ‘ultimate arbiter of truth’.

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