Aristotle and his biases?

William Gonzalez3 said:what does any of that have to do with this?

We’re talking about the controversial findings from Aristotelian empirical studies.

My point is, you can't look at him like some modern scientist. He was an ancient Greek philosopher, limited by his era and surroundings. His data might not be perfectly accurate by today's standards, but when it comes to pure philosophy—theory—he’s pretty much unbeatable.
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Hardly. You're just more restricted, trapped in a shallow cage built entirely of physical matter. The Greeks lived much fuller, richer lives through the synthesis of Ratia and mystic.

At least that small minority did. Most people back then were just slaves without rights. 😁

you’re just far more limited—built from a superficial cage made entirely of external matter

Thanks.🙂

But, I don't think this thread is really about me.
It’s actually about Aristotle.
So, we have a very specific question regarding a very specific individual.

Let me restate it just to be clear: What was Aristotle actually getting at when he claimed that the soul enters a male fetus 40 days after conception, whereas for a female fetus, it happens at 80 days?

inepcija said:Plato basically argues that we need one super smart philosopher-king in charge. If he's the ruler, we're all just under his thumb, totally relying on his judgment. That basically makes us slaves... the Republic is essentially just preaching to "slaves."

He’s not arguing that.
I mean, could someone PLEASE actually read the book before they start acting like experts on it? 🙄