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Sure he did. He didn't follow the modern Bacon/Popper empirical method with testable hypotheses, but he still performed experiments and drew conclusions based o
by hannasanarion 8y ago
Sure he did. He didn't follow the modern Bacon/Popper empirical method with testable hypotheses, but he still performed experiments and drew conclusions based on what he saw.
All beside the point: his observations are not invalid, his conclusions are
- mattkrause 8y agoSo women do have fewer teeth?!
- coldtea 8y agoNo, but not because Aristotle was against observation. Just because he either miscounted or trusted a wrong earlier observation. What he wrote is: "”Males have more teeth than females in the case of men, sheep, goats, and swine; in the case of other animals _observations have not yet been made_” Emphasis mine.
- yesenadam 8y agoHe made observations, sure, but what are some actual experiments he did? (Or where to read about that?)