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    For Aristotle, 'better known by nature' and 'better known... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Being true, first, and immediate are the central conditions belonging to the definition of principles, whereas being better known qualifies principles only with respect to the conclusion.

    For Aristotle, 'better known by nature' and 'better known to us' are both epistemic conditions that determine what counts as a genuine starting point for demonstration.

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    • 1.Aristotle explicitly distinguishes between items known absolutely and items known to us in Physics I, indicating two separate epistemic axes.
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    • 2.Demonstration requires starting from premises the audience actually grasps; mere logical validity insufficient without pedagogical accessibility.
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    • 3.Both conditions jointly prevent vicious circularity: nature-ordering prevents arbitrariness, while accessibility prevents demonstrating the obscure from the obscure.
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    • 1.The claim conflates epistemic conditions for valid demonstration with psychological conditions for successful teaching, which serve different functions.
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    • 2.Aristotle's actual theory privileges one criterion per context; conflating them obscures whether demonstrations require objective or subjective starting points.
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    • 3.Some commentators argue 'better known to us' functions as pragmatic advice, not a metaphysical requirement for genuine scientific demonstration itself.
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