Philosophical Problems in Sense Perception: Testing the Limits of Aristotelianism

著者名：Bennett, David (EDT)/Toivanen, Juhana (EDT)

Springer（2020/12/15発売）

• 言語：ENG
• ISBN：9783030569457
• eISBN：9783030569464

Description

This volume focuses on philosophical problems concerning sense perception in the history of philosophy. It consists of thirteen essays that analyse the philosophical tradition originating in Aristotle’s writings. Each essay tackles a particular problem that tests the limits of Aristotle’s theory of perception and develops it in new directions. The problems discussed range from simultaneous perception to causality in perception, from the representational nature of sense-objects to the role of conscious attention, and from the physical/mental divide to perception as quasi-rational judgement. 

The volume gives an equal footing to Greek, Arabic, and Latin philosophical traditions. It makes a substantial contribution not just to the study of the Aristotelian analysis of sense perception, but to its reception in the commentary tradition and beyond. Thus, the papers address developments in Alexander of Aphrodisias, Themistius, Avicenna, John of Jandun, Nicole Oresme, and Sayf al-Din al-Amidi, among others. The result of this is a coherent collection that attacks a well-defined topic from a wide range of perspectives and across philosophical traditions.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Bennett, David and Toivanen, Juhana. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Ganson, Todd. Aristotle on Perception as Representation.- Chapter 3. Kalderon, Mark Eli. Perception as Presentation: Aristotle and Theaetetus..- Chapter 4. Hangai, Attila. Alexander of Aphrodisias on Simultaneous Perception.- Chapter 5. Coda, Elisa. Common Sense in Themistius and its Reception in the pseudo-Philoponus and Avicenna.- Chapter 6. Kaukua, Jari. On Common Sense, Estimation, and the Soul’s Unity in Avicenna.- Chapter 7. Hassan, Laura. Sense Perception in Sayf al-Dīn al-Āmidī: A Theologian’s Encounter with Avicennan Psychology.- Chapter 8. McGinnis, Jon. Setting One’s Sights on Sight: Observations on Sense Perception in Sayf al-Dīn al-Āmidī.- Chapter 9. Robert, Aurélien. John of Jandun on Sense Perception and Instantaneous Change.- Chapter 10. Ebbesen, Sten. Radulphus Brito, John of Jandun, and Alexander on Relational Nature of Perception.- Chapter 11. Grellard, Christophe. Attention, Recognition, and Error in Nicole Oresme’s Psychology.- Chapter 12. Silva, José Filipe. Activity, Judgment, and Recognition in Nicole Oresme’s Philosophy of Perception.