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The things we seek are equal in number to those we understand. We seek
four things: the fact, the reason why, if it is, what it is.

familiar of the converting terms. For nothing prevents the nonexplanatory one of the counterpredicated terms from sometimes being more familiar, so that the demonstration will occur through this.

Understanding the fact and the reason why differ, first in the same
science—and in that in two ways: in one way, if the deduction does not come about through immediates (for the primitive explanation is not assumed, but understanding of the reason why occurs in virtue of the primitive explanation); in another, if it is through immediates but not through the explanation but through the more

If it were impossible to prove truth from falsehood, it would be easy to make an analysis; for they would convert from necessity. For let A be something that is the case; and if this is the case, then these are the case (things which I know to be the case, call them B). From these, therefore, I shall prove that the former is the case.

We think we understand a thing simpliciter (and not in the sophistic fashion accidentally) whenever we think we are aware both that the explanation because of which the object is is its explanation, and that it is not possible for this to be otherwise.

Before the induction, or before getting a deduction, you should perhaps be said to understand in a way—but in another way not. For if you did not know if it is simpliciter, how did you know that it has two right angles simpliciter? But it is clear that you understand it in this sense—that you understand it universally— but you do not understand it simpliciter.

All teaching and all intellectual learning come about from already existing
knowledge.

Elegant om skillnad mellan demonstration och definition

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