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Aristotle on Perception (Clarendon Aristotle Series)
Stephen Everson
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Description for Aristotle on Perception (Clarendon Aristotle Series)
paperback. Stephen Everson presents a comprehensive new study of Aristotle's account of perception. which he places in the context of Aristotle's natural philosophy as a whole. This account is Aristotle's most sustained and detailed attempt to describe and explain the behaviour of living things, and is the focus of current debate about his theory of mind. Num Pages: 324 pages, glossary, bibliography, indices. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPK; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 384. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Stephen Everson presents a comprehensive new study of Aristotle's account of perception and related mental capacities. Recent debate about Aristotle's theory of mind has focused on this account, which is Aristotle's most sustained and detailed attempt to describe and explain the behaviour of living things. Everson places it in the context of Aristotle's natural science as a whole, showing how he applies the explanatory tools developed in other works to the study of perceptual cognition. Everson demonstrates that, contrary to the claims of many recent scholars, Aristotle is indeed concerned to explain perceptual activity as the activity of a living ... Read more
Stephen Everson presents a comprehensive new study of Aristotle's account of perception and related mental capacities. Recent debate about Aristotle's theory of mind has focused on this account, which is Aristotle's most sustained and detailed attempt to describe and explain the behaviour of living things. Everson places it in the context of Aristotle's natural science as a whole, showing how he applies the explanatory tools developed in other works to the study of perceptual cognition. Everson demonstrates that, contrary to the claims of many recent scholars, Aristotle is indeed concerned to explain perceptual activity as the activity of a living ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
324
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198238638
SKU
KSG0034836
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
Reviews for Aristotle on Perception (Clarendon Aristotle Series)
His treatment of perception as one case of Aristotle's general explanation of natural change, including mental changes, is a very fruitful one.
Richard Wallace, Greece and Rome
although it is a tough read, it is rich and rewarding.
Robin Waterfield, Heythrop Journal
E's discussion is philosophically refined: and his reader is expected to have a nodding ... Read more
Richard Wallace, Greece and Rome
although it is a tough read, it is rich and rewarding.
Robin Waterfield, Heythrop Journal
E's discussion is philosophically refined: and his reader is expected to have a nodding ... Read more