Unmixing the Intellect
Aristotle on Cognitive Powers and Bodily Organs
1st Edition
Published on 30. June 2003
184 pages
978-0-313-09292-3 (ISBN)
Description
In recent years the majority of scholarship on Aristotle's philosophy of mind has concentrated on his account of sensation and has generally sought to find in his ancient account insights applicable to contemporary materialistic explanations of mental life. Challenging cognitivist and functionalist interpretations, this volume argues that Aristotle believed the mind to be unmixed, or separate from the body. Through careful textual analysis of De Anima and other key texts, the author shows that the Greek philosopher made a clear distinction between perception-an activity realized in material sense organs-and thinking-a process that cannot occur in any material organ. This innovative interpretation of Aristotle's theory of cognitive activities is a worthy contribution to an ongoing debate.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
ISBN-13
978-0-313-09292-3 (9780313092923)
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06/2003
Praeger Publishers Inc
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Person
JOSEPH M. MAGEE is Director of Campus Ministry at the Catholic Student Center, Sam Houston State University,
Content
Preface
Introduction
Aristotle and Contemporary Theories of Mind
The Separability of Nous and Cognitivist Functionalism
The Similarities between Novc and Sense
The Relationship of Sense Powers to Their Organs
The Difference between Aisthesis and Nous
Bibliography
Index
Introduction
Aristotle and Contemporary Theories of Mind
The Separability of Nous and Cognitivist Functionalism
The Similarities between Novc and Sense
The Relationship of Sense Powers to Their Organs
The Difference between Aisthesis and Nous
Bibliography
Index
