Read:
Ibn Sina (980 – 1037)
and
Ibn Rushd (1126 – 1198)
They both wrote strong critiques of Aristotelianism.
@corlin
This seems to be his summary statement:
Avicenna (Ibn Sina) criticized Aristotelian induction, arguing that "it does not lead to the absolute, universal, and certain premises that it purports to provide." In its place, he developed a "method of experimentation as a means for scientific inquiry.
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Nevertheless, Avicenna still seems to believe in an absolute, axiomatic object. Maybe our individual consciousness is the only indivisible thing that can exist.
@corlin
I agree. I think Aristotle was at the root of this assumption.
The term "essence" is probably at the root of most people's construct of any object or thing or concept. But, if it can transition, then its essence is not immutable.