A Note on Aristotle and Beliefs about the Future

In He Xirong, Peter Jonkers & Shi Yongze (eds.), Philosophy and the Life-World: Chinese Philosophical Studies, XXXIII. The Council for Research in Values and Philosophy. pp. 207-213 (2017)
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Abstract

This note falls into two main parts. In the first part, I shall consider the question of whether or not Aristotle believed that there can be true statements about what will happen in the future. I will first clarify this question, which will involve consideration of some logical and metaphysical notions in Aristotle. I will then argue that the answer to the question is ‘No’ (with a qualification). In the second part, I shall argue that his view is correct. I will do this ‘indirectly’, by way of presenting and refuting three prominent objections to the view.

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Bo R. Meinertsen
University of Sheffield

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