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    It is not the case that On the Aristotelian account, a demonstration must proceed from causes, so certainty of premises is insufficient if the inferential link fails to capture the genuine explanatory ground of the conclusion.

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    • 1.Some truths (e.g., mathematical theorems) are necessarily true yet cannot be grounded in efficient causes in Aristotle's sense.
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    • 2.The requirement for causal grounding makes demonstration impossible in abstract domains, limiting knowledge to the merely sensible.
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    • 3.Certainty from valid deduction already provides epistemic security; adding causal requirements introduces unverifiable metaphysical demands.
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    • 1.True knowledge requires understanding why something is the case, not merely that it is the case, which demands causal explanations.
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    • 2.A logically valid argument from false premises can yield true conclusions but fails to explain why those conclusions hold.
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    • 3.Scientific understanding differs fundamentally from lucky guessing; only causal connections capture this explanatory distinction.
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