Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.
AristotleRead
The true and the approximately true are apprehended by the same faculty; it may also be noted that men have a sufficient natural instinct for what is true, and usually do arrive at the truth. Hence the man who makes a good guess at truth is likely to make a good guess at probabilities.
Interpretation
Humans have an innate ability to discern truth and probabilities, similar to how they perceive reality.
This quote by Aristotle reflects on the human capacity to understand both absolute truth and approximations of it through the same cognitive processes. It suggests that people possess an inherent intuition for recognizing what is true, and that those who are adept at perceiving the truth are likely to excel in making educated guesses about uncertain situations, highlighting the interconnectedness of truth and probability in human thought.
In practice
This quote can be used in a discussion about critical thinking in philosophy classes.
Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.
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Standing armies shall in time be totally abolished.
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The conservatives who say, "Let us not move so fast," and the extremists who say, "Let us go out and whip the world ," would tell you that they are as far apart as the poles. But there is a striking parallel: They accomplish nothing; for they do not reach the people who have a crying need to be free.
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