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Aristotle´s Concept of Mind
Erick Raphael Jimenez
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Description for Aristotle´s Concept of Mind
hardcover. A fresh interpretation of this important and widely misunderstood concept as an acquired ability to make principles and essences intelligible. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
In this book, Erick Raphael Jimenez examines Aristotle's concept of mind (nous), a key concept in Aristotelian psychology, metaphysics, and epistemology. Drawing on a close analysis of De Anima, Jimenez argues that mind is neither disembodied nor innate, as has commonly been held, but an embodied ability that emerges from learning and discovery. Looking to Aristotle's metaphysics and epistemology, Jimenez argues that just as Aristotelian mind is not innate, intelligibility is not an innate feature of the objects of Aristotelian mind, but an outcome of certain mental constructions that make those objects intelligible. Conversely, it is through these same mental ... Read more
In this book, Erick Raphael Jimenez examines Aristotle's concept of mind (nous), a key concept in Aristotelian psychology, metaphysics, and epistemology. Drawing on a close analysis of De Anima, Jimenez argues that mind is neither disembodied nor innate, as has commonly been held, but an embodied ability that emerges from learning and discovery. Looking to Aristotle's metaphysics and epistemology, Jimenez argues that just as Aristotelian mind is not innate, intelligibility is not an innate feature of the objects of Aristotelian mind, but an outcome of certain mental constructions that make those objects intelligible. Conversely, it is through these same mental ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
274
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107194182
SKU
V9781107194182
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About Erick Raphael Jimenez
Erick Raphael Jimenez is Lecturer in Philosophy at California State University, Northridge.
Reviews for Aristotle´s Concept of Mind
'... specialists on Aristotle's psychology ... will find much in his account that is novel and provocative. And given his systematic approach, such readers will benefit from seeing links between different aspects of Aristotle's philosophy - links that Jimenez's interpretation brings to the fore and that deserve more examination than I have been able to give them here. Jimenez's work ... Read more