LessonsDemonstration and the Six Kinds of Certain PremisesQuiz

Mistake 1: Every rapid judgment is a first principle. Correction: An obvious middle term may make a judgment fiṭrī instead.

Mistake 2: Every sudden idea is a certain intuition. Correction: Ḥads concerns a sound, immediate grasp of inferential principles.

Mistake 3: One observation establishes an experimental law. Correction: Experience concerns relevant repetition and generalization.

Mistake 4: Many repetitions of a statement prove tawātur. Correction: Independence of reports and the rational exclusion of collusion matter.

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Correcting four common mistakes

Demonstration and the Six Kinds of Certain Premises

Mistake 1: Every rapid judgment is a first principle. Correction: An obvious middle term may make a judgment fiṭrī instead.

Mistake 2: Every sudden idea is a certain intuition. Correction: Ḥads concerns a sound, immediate grasp of inferential principles.

Mistake 3: One observation establishes an experimental law. Correction: Experience concerns relevant repetition and generalization.

Mistake 4: Many repetitions of a statement prove tawātur. Correction: Independence of reports and the rational exclusion of collusion matter.