Metaphysics begins with sketching the history of philosophy. For Aristotle, philosophy arose historically after basic necessities were secured. Metaphysics is Aristotle's version of philosophy examining the nature of reality, including the relationship between mind and matter, substance and attribute, fact and value. Aristotle argues that there are a handful of universal truths. Aristotle's works have influenced science, religion, and philosophy for nearly two thousand years. He could be thought of as the father of logical thought. Aristotle wrote: "There is nothing in the intellect that was not first in the senses." He wrote that everything that is learned in life is learned through sensory perception. Aristotle was the first to establish the founding principle of logic. The great writer Dante called Aristotle "The Master of those who know."
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在所有这些发明相继建立以后,又出现了既不为生活所必需,也不以人世快乐为目的的一些知识,这些知识最先出现于人们开始有闲暇 的地方。数学所以先兴于埃及,就因为那里的僧侣阶级特殊有闲暇。
哲学在切求真知的时候,辩证法专务批评;至于诡辩术尽管貌似哲学,终非哲学(学术目的不同)
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