Article ID: CBB001211446

David Charles and Aristotle's Master Craftsmen (2011)

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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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Authors & Contributors
Bowin, John
Margarita Vega
Chang, Lian
Stern, Paul J.
Rosen, Jacob
Price, A. W.
Concepts
Philosophy
History of philosophy of science
Theories of knowledge
Physics
Crafts and craftspeople
Metaphysics
Time Periods
Ancient
5th century
Places
Greece
Rome (Italy)
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