On the Pre-demonstrative (hoti) Conception of Lunar Eclipse in Posterior Analytics B 8

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  • Wellington Damasceno Almeida Universidade Federal de Goiânia

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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1981-9471.v13i2p96-108

Keywords:

Demonstration, Scientific knowledge, Posterior analytics

Abstract

My aim is to show that, in Posterior Analytics B 8, the conception of lunar eclipse brought about by pre-demonstrative knowledge (hoti) is deeply vague and radically different from the one obtained by demonstrative knowledge (dioti).

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Published

2020-09-16

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Vol. 13 No. 2 (2019)

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Almeida, W. D. (2020). On the Pre-demonstrative (hoti) Conception of Lunar Eclipse in Posterior Analytics B 8. Journal of Ancient Philosophy, 13(2), 96-108. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1981-9471.v13i2p96-108