Axioms of Philosophy in Aristotle’s Metaphysics

Authors

Robert DJIJIAN Khachatur Abovyan Armenian State Pedagogical University
Hasmik HOVHANNISYAN Khachatur Abovyan Armenian State Pedagogical University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24234/wisdom.v16i3.395

Keywords:

axiom, the axiom of philosophy, the choice of an axiom, the set of axioms, the priority of ontology

Abstract

The goal of this article is to study Aristotle’s concept of philosophical principles. Metaphysics required from a philosopher to reveal the axioms of his teaching. It declared the law of contradiction as the most certain of all principles and axioms. This article proves that Aristotelian definition of truth makes it necessary to accept the ontological formulations of all the three main laws of thought as axioms of first philosophy. This article points out the absence of any reference in Metaphysics on Categorias and vice versa. This circumstance questions if could Aristotle be the author of the both works? Authors of this article underline that the modern trend of meta-philosophical studies requires investigating the possibility of building the system of axiomatic philosophy.

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Author Biographies

Robert DJIJIAN, Khachatur Abovyan Armenian State Pedagogical University

(PhD, Dr. of Science in Philosophy) is Professor of the Department of Philosophy and Logic Named after Academician Georg Brutian at Khachatur Abovyan Armenian State Pedagogical University, Yerevan, Armenia. Member of the Editorial board of WISDOM journal. His areas of interest include metaargumentation, independent thinking, artificial intelligence. R. Djidjian is the author of 8 monographs and about 60 scientific articles. Recent publications: “The Secret of Geniality”, “Getting Ready for Great Discoveries”, “Optimal Sociology”, “Building the General Theory of Metaargumentation”, “A System of Artificial Intelligence”.

Hasmik HOVHANNISYAN, Khachatur Abovyan Armenian State Pedagogical University

(PhD, Dr. of Science in Philosophy) is the Head of the Department of Philosophy and Logic Named after Academician Georg Brutian at Khachatur Abovyan Armenian State Pedagogical University, Yerevan, Armenia; Editor in Chief of WISDOM journal. Her areas of interest include logic, argumentation theory, metaargumentation, philosophy for children, critical thinking. Hovhannisyan is the author of 5 monographs and 54 scientific articles. Recent publications: “Argumentation and Meta-argumentation”, “Metaargumentation as a Metatheory of Argumentation”, “Building the General Theory of Metaargumentation”, “Problems of Argumentation in Medieval Armenian Philosophy”, “Problems with Teaching Critical Thinking”, “Independent Thinking is a Challenge to the Modern Education System”.

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2020-12-25

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DJIJIAN, R., & HOVHANNISYAN, H. (2020). Axioms of Philosophy in Aristotle’s Metaphysics. WISDOM, 16(3), 7–17. https://doi.org/10.24234/wisdom.v16i3.395

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