In Metaphysics i I. Aristotle sets up a wise master craftsman as a model for a wise theoretical scientist to drive home the point that wisdom is concerned with the first causes and principles. The master craftsman (apzireicrow) illustrates a wise person through the possession of the following traits: universal knowledge. understanding of the cause, grasp of the 'why'. and ability to teach his craft to others (981a16 and a28-b10). Whatever differences exist between craft (rilvri) and scientific knowledge (èntorimn, 981b25-26). Aristotle is here assuming a close similarity between them, as he often does elsewhere (see, e.g., APH.71a 1 -4, 77b16-24. 100a6-8, and Meta. 1025b3-7). Thus, as a general methodology Charles 2000 and 2001 has the right idea in basing the interpretation of Aristo-tle's essentialism on the close analogy that is drawn between a master craftsman and a theoretical scientist; nevertheless, he is mistaken about the specific episte-mological role that he assigns to Aristotle's master craftsmen, namely, that they are our only link to realism because only they can latch onto genuine objective kinds through a unique interaction with the world in their craft.
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