"There is absolutely no criterion for truth.For reason, senses, ideas, or whatever
else may exist are all deceptive."
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Contrarian Philosophy
Carneades (c214-129 BC) was born about a century after Aristotle's death. A noted skeptic, his comment quoted below can be read as a direct riposte to the statement I posted by the Aristotle a few days ago. I'll leave it to my readers to decide which one makes more sense to them:
"There is absolutely no criterion for truth.
For reason, senses, ideas, or whatever
else may exist are all deceptive."
"There is absolutely no criterion for truth.For reason, senses, ideas, or whatever
else may exist are all deceptive."
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