Editing Aristotle and the Empirical Method (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Understanding</span> ==
Aristotle is understood through '''Classification''' and '''Cause'''.

'''1. The "Ground" over the "Sky" (Empiricism)''':
"The Form" is "In the Matter."
* (See Article 658). **Plato** "Pointed Up" to the "Ideal."
* **Aristotle** "Pointed Down" to the **"Object."**
* He "Argued" that there is "No 'Ideal Apple' " in "Another World."
* The **"Form"** of the "Apple" is "Simply" the **"Physical Structure"** that "Makes" an apple **"Work."**
* "Truth" is **"Observed,"** not "Imagined."

'''2. The "Why" of Everything (The Four Causes)''':
"Total Understanding."
* To "Truly Know" a **"Statue"**:
* 1. **Material**: It is "Marble."
* 2. **Formal**: It is a "Man."
* 3. **Efficient**: The "Sculptor" carved it.
* 4. **Final**: To "Honor" a "Hero."
* Aristotle "Applied" this to **"Nature"**: the "Final Cause" of a "Seed" is to "Become" a **"Tree."**
* "Science" is **"Explaining the Path."**

'''3. The "Machine" of Thought (Logic)''':
"Rules" for "Reason."
* (See Article 156). Aristotle "Invented" **"Formal Logic."**
* He "Mapped" the **"Patterns"** of "Valid Arguments."
* If your **"Logic"** is "Solid," your **"Conclusion"** "Must" be "True."
* This "Standardized" "Human Thought" for **2,000 Years.**
* "Reason" is **"Strict Consistency."**

'''The 'History of Animals' '''': Aristotle’s "Biological Encyclopedia." He "Dissected" and "Observed" **500 Species.** He "Discovered" that "Dolphins" "Breathe Air" and "Give Birth" like "Land Mammals," a "Fact" "Ignored" for "Centuries." It proved that "Direct Observation" is "More Powerful" than "Traditional Myth."
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