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Zusatztext We would be hard pressed to find a more careful and thoughtful examination of the texts in which Aristotle use the tern, koine aisthesis, or refers to a central perceptual power...this is truly a valuable study of Aristotle's conception of the common sense. Gregoric examines all the relevant texts and probes them by asking many of the right questions...The book will no doubt become a "must read" for serious students of Aristotle's theory of perception and cognition more generally. Informationen zum Autor Paul Gregoric is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb. Klappentext Pavel Gregoric presents a detailed investigation into the Aristotelian concept of the common sense, which was introduced to explain complex perceptual operations that cannot be explained in terms of the five senses taken individually. Such operations include, for example, perceiving that the same object is white and sweet, or knowing that one's senses are inactive. Aristotle on the Common Sense will be of considerable interest to students and scholars of ancient philosophy and classics, as well as those working in the history of psychology. Zusammenfassung Apart from using our eyes to see and our ears to hear, we regularly and effortlessly perform a number of complex perceptual operations that cannot be explained in terms of the five senses taken individually. Such operations include, for example, perceiving that the same object is white and sweet, noticing the difference between white and sweet, or knowing that one's senses are active. Observing that lower animals must be able to perform such operations, and being unprepared to ascribe any share in rationality to them, Aristotle explained such operations with reference to a higher-order perceptual capacity which unites and monitors the five senses. This capacity is known as the 'common sense' or sensus communis. Unfortunately, Aristotle provides only scattered and opaque references to this capacity. It is hardly surprising, therefore, that the exact nature and functions of this capacity have been a matter of perennial controversy. Pavel Gregoric offers an extensive and compelling treatment of the Aristotelian conception of the common sense, which has become part and parcel of Western psychological theories from antiquity through to the Middle Ages, and well into the early modern period. Aristotle on the Common Sense begins with an introduction to Aristotle's theory of perception and sets up a conceptual framework for the interpretation of textual evidence. In addition to analysing those passages which make explicit mention of the common sense, and drawing out the implications for Aristotle's terminology, Gregoric provides a detailed examination of each function of this Aristotelian faculty. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Abbreviations Introduction Part I: The Framework 1: Aristotle's project and method 2: The perceptual capacity of the soul 3: The sensory apparatus 4: The common sense and the related capacities Part II: The Terminology 1: Overlooked occurrences of the phrase 'common sense' 2: De Anima III.1 425a27 3: De Partibus Animalium IV.10 686a31 4: De Memoria et Reminiscentia 1 450a10 5: De Anima III.7 431b5 6: Conclusions on the terminology Part III: Functions of the common sense 1: Simultaneous perception and cross-modal binding 2: Perceptual discrimination 3: Waking, sleep, and control of the senses 4: Perceiving that we see and hear, and monitoring of the senses 5: Other roles of the common sense Conclusion Appendix Bibliography General Index Index of Passages ...
