Intuition as a Method of Cognition of Principles in Aristotle

Dariusz Piętka

 

The subject of the article is intuition and its role in philosophical cognition
in Aristotle. The main problem concerns the rationality of intuitive knowledge. Intuition
is the immediate perception of principles. There are two types of rational intuition – theoretical
and practical. The first is perceiving principles in being and proving. The second one
is cognition of purpose. Both are preceded by induction. The act of intuition is a kind of
immediate rational perception. The aim of intuitive knowledge is to express the principles
of being and cognition, the definition of essences, and advancing a thesis at the beginning of
proof. In order to present inter-subjectivity of intuition, Aristotle introduced a confirmation
procedure concerning some of the principles which are known intuitively. The idea of confirmation
is forced by accusations against, for example, the principle of non–contradiction,
which made Aristotle present a certain extra-intuitive way for it to be substantiated.

The subject of the article is intuition and its role in philosophical cognitionin Aristotle. The main problem concerns the rationality of intuitive knowledge. Intuitionis the immediate perception of principles. There are two types of rational intuition – theoreticaland practical. The first is perceiving principles in being and proving. The second oneis cognition of purpose. Both are preceded by induction. The act of intuition is a kind ofimmediate rational perception. The aim of intuitive knowledge is to express the principlesof being and cognition, the definition of essences, and advancing a thesis at the beginning ofproof. In order to present inter-subjectivity of intuition, Aristotle introduced a confirmationprocedure concerning some of the principles which are known intuitively. The idea of confirmationis forced by accusations against, for example, the principle of non–contradiction,which made Aristotle present a certain extra-intuitive way for it to be substantiated.

DOI: 10.37240/AHFiMS.2022.66.67.2

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Keywords: intuition · intuition of principles · Aristotle · Aristotles theory of knowledge

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