Englisch 09, Sec 2; CDGR; Paraphrase Task

Bronstein, D. (2016). Learning by Demonstration. In Aristotle on Knowledge and

Learning: The Posterior Analytics (p. 31-42). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Original Excerpt:
I have argued that in Aristotle’s view an expert scientist can learn by demonstration. In
some cases she does so by syllogistically deducing new conclusions from known
premises. However, this occurs only when the scientist actualizes the potential (or
universal) knowledge she has of a type or token falling under a universal truth she
already knows**. In other (perhaps more interesting) cases she learns by apprehending
an explanatory connection among facts she already knows**. A demonstration is a
showing forth of an explanation. In some cases, it is a showing forth of a new
explanation to oneself**. (p.42)
My paraphrasing:
Bronstein (2016) exhibited that, for Aristotle, an expert scientist can learn by
demonstration. At times the scientist uses syllogistic deduction to get extra results from
the previous knowledge; although this occurs when the knowledge (potential or
universal) previously held is achieved to a universal truth the scientist is familiar with.
On the other hand, the comprehension of an illustrating relation among previously
known facts leads to learning. A display of either an elucidation or an reasoning to
oneself, is a demonstration.