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    It is not the case that An argument from false premises cannot constitute scientific knowledge (episteme), which is the telos of Aristotelian demonstration.

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    • 1.Valid deductive inference preserves truth-value; even false premises can generate conclusions useful for prediction, control, and practical application.
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    • 2.Historical science advances through false premises later corrected; phlogiston theory and Ptolemaic astronomy produced genuine predictive knowledge despite falsehood.
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    • 3.The claim conflates logical validity with epistemic value; an argument's formal structure can contribute to knowledge independently of premise truth.
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    • 1.Aristotelian episteme requires necessity; false premises yield only contingent conclusions, failing the requirement for universal, unchanging truth.
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    • 2.Scientific knowledge aims at understanding causes; false premises misidentify causes, producing explanations that cannot ground genuine understanding.
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    • 3.Demonstration (apodeixis) demands that conclusions follow necessarily from first principles; false premises corrupt this logical chain entirely.
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