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Possibility, philosophy: something is possible if it cannot be excluded. This has to be distinguished from the concept of contingency that expresses that something could have been different._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Aristotle on Possibility - Dictionary of Arguments
Berka I 137 Possibility/Aristotle: 1 unilateral: what is not necessary. ("normal" definition today). 2 two-sided: what is neither necessary nor required (not impossible). (This is leading to problems). "Pure chance"/Aristotle ... follows from the "two-sided" possibility: For a certain P: it is possible that p, and it is possible that non-P. >Contingency, >Necessity, >Negation, >Double negation._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Berka I Karel Berka Lothar Kreiser Logik Texte Berlin 1983 |