The Internal Senses in the Aristotelian Tradition, 1st ed. 2020 Studies in the History of Philosophy of Mind Series, Vol. 22
Coordonnateurs : Mousavian Seyed N., Fink Jakob Leth
This volume is a collection of essays on a special theme in Aristotelian philosophy of mind: the internal senses. The first part of the volume is devoted to the central question of whether or not any internal senses exist in Aristotle?s philosophy of mind and, if so, how many and how they are individuated. The provocative claim of chapter one is that Aristotle recognizes no such internal sense. His medieval Latin interpreters, on the other hand, very much thought that Aristotle did introduce a number of internal senses as shown in the second chapter.
The second part of the volume contains a number of case studies demonstrating the philosophical background of some of the most influential topics covered by the internal senses in the Aristotelian tradition and in contemporary philosophy of mind. The focus of the case studies is on memory, imagination and estimation. Chapters introduce the underlying mechanisms of memory and recollection taking its cue from Aristotle but reaching into early modern philosophy as well as studying composite imagination in Avicenna?s philosophy of mind. Further topics include the Latin reception of Avicenna?s estimative faculty and the development of the internal senses as well as offering an account of the logic of objects of imagination.
Introduction: Jakob Leth Fink and Seyed Mousavian
Central Questions:
Chapter 1: Internal Senses and Aristotle’s Cognitive Theory: Deborah Modrak
Chapter 2: Stop Making Sense(s): some Late Medieval and Very Late Medieval Views of Faculty Psychology: José Filipe Silva
Case Studies:
Chapter 3: Movements, Memory, and Mixture: Aristotle, Confusion, and the Historicity of Memory: John Sutton
Chapter 4: Representation in Avicenna’s Doctrine of Knowledge: Meryem Sebti
Chapter 5: Estimative Power as a Social Sense: Juhana Toivanen
Chapter 6: Jodocus Trutfetter (c. 1460–1519) on Internal Senses: Pekka Kärkkäinen
Chapter 7: Imagination, Non-Existence, Impossibility: Graham Priest
New perspectives on the internal senses in the Aristotelian tradition
Covers Greek, Arabic and Latin philosophy of mind
Draws connections to contemporary philosophy of mind
Date de parution : 03-2021
Ouvrage de 171 p.
15.5x23.5 cm
Date de parution : 03-2020
Ouvrage de 171 p.
15.5x23.5 cm
Thème de The Internal Senses in the Aristotelian Tradition :
Mots-clés :
Francisco Suárez; Internal Senses; Jodocus Trutfetter; Logic of Imagination; The Aristotelian Tradition; The Estimative Faculty; Internal Senses and Aristotle’s Cognitive Theory; Medieval Views of Faculty Psychology; Aristotle; Confusion; and the Historicity of Memory; Estimative Power as a Social Sense; Avicenna’s Doctrine of Knowledge; Jodocus Trutfetter on Internal Senses; Imagination; Non-Existence; Impossibility; Aristotelian tradition and contemporary philosophy of mind; memory; imagination and estimation; mechanisms of memory and recollection; composite imagination in Avicenna’s philosophy of mind; development of internal senses