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\u201cAll men by nature desire to know. \u00a0An indication of this is the delight we take in our senses.\u201d \u00a0So Aristotle. \u00a0Jonathan Lear glosses: \u201cThat we take pleasure in the sheer exercise of our sensory faculties is a sign that we do have a desire for knowledge.\u201d <\/p>\n
Obviously, Aristotle is talking about the pleasures we derive from beautiful landscapes, sunsets, paintings; the ecstasies of listening to a string quartet; the transport of aroma; the sensuality of taste and touch. \u00a0 Our most common and basic knowing of the world is all bound up with delight. <\/p>\n
Isn\u2019t this reason enough to be suspicious of \u2013 if not to reject outright \u2013 any epistemology that puts desire and pleasure on the back burner? <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cAll men by nature desire to know. \u00a0An indication of this is the delight we take in our senses.\u201d \u00a0So Aristotle. \u00a0Jonathan Lear glosses: \u201cThat we take pleasure in the sheer exercise of our sensory faculties is a sign that we do have a desire for knowledge.\u201d Obviously, Aristotle is talking about the pleasures we […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3021,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-philosophy"],"yoast_head":"\n