Philoponus: On Aristotle On the Soul 2.7-12
In this, one of the most original ancient texts on sense perception, Philoponus, the sixth century AD commentator on Aristotle, considers how far perceptual processes are incorporeal. Colour affects us in the same way as light which, passing through a stained glass window, affects the air, but colours only the masonry beyond. Sounds and smells are somewhat more physical, travelling most of the way to us with a moving block of air, but not quite all the way. Only the organ of touch takes on the tangible qualities perceived, because reception of sensible qualities in perception is cognitive, not physical. Neither light nor the action of colour…
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Weitere Autoren: Charlton, William (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-1-4725-0119-6
- EAN: 9781472501196
- Produktnummer: 17035779
- Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 192 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 1'120 KB
Über den Autor
Inna Kupreeva is Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Edinburgh.
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