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A little "factoid" I like is that Aristotle believed men had more teeth than women, and even gave a reasoned argument for why. But he never felt the need to co
by vharuck 7y ago
A little "factoid" I like is that Aristotle believed men had more teeth than women, and even gave a reasoned argument for why. But he never felt the need to count teeth, because his reasoning was just so good.
Did Aristotle really do this? I've never looked it up, but it does match his reliance on reasoned arguments to arrive at objective truths. :-P
- MaxBarraclough 7y agoWikipedia tells me it's true, and beyond that, was one his less wacky ideas on women. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle%27s_views_on_women#Differences_between_males_and_females https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle%27s_views_on_women#D...