Philosophy & the Paranormal

Philosophy & Divination

Trevor Curnow compares the reliability of oracles ancient and modern.

At the opening of his Metaphysics, Aristotle says that people have a natural desire to know things. This may seem obvious, but the obvious may be worth repeating from time to time. However, obvious or not, this observation does not get us very far. Rather, it provokes at least two further questions. First,what is it that people want to know? Secondly,how do they believe this knowledge can be found?

As to the first, there is a clear continuity in human concerns over the centuries.

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