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On Aristotle on the Soul 2.7-12

By John Philoponus

On Aristotle on the Soul 2.7-12 Philosophy

On Aristotle on the Soul 2.7-12

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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 involves the travel of bodies. Our capacities for psychological activity do not follow, nor result from, the chemistry of our bodies, but merely supervene on that. On the other hand, Philoponus shows knowledge of the sensory nerves, and he believes that thought and anger both warm us. This argument is used elsewhere to show how we can tell someone else's state of mind.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
224
Release Date:
2005-06-01
Publication Date:
2005-06-24
Publisher:
Bristol Classical Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0715633058
ISBN13:
9780715633052
Weight:
505 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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