Aristotle and Plotinus on memory
by Richard A.H. King.
Bok Engelsk 2009 R. A. H. King,· Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Berlin ; New York : : Walter de Gruyter, , 2009.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (280 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Front matter; Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Aristotle; 3 Plotinus; 4 General conclusion: Aristotle and Plotinus on memory; Back matter. - Two treatises on memory which have come down to us from antiquity are Aristotle's On memory and recollection and Plotinus' On perception and memory (IV 6); the latter also wrote at length about memory in his Problems connected with the soul (IV 3-4, esp. 3.25-4.6). Both authors treat memory as a "modest" faculty:they assume the existence of a persistent subject to whom memory belongs; and basic cognitive capacities are assumed on which memory depends. In particular, both theories use "phantasia" (representation) to explain memory.
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| ISBN | 9783110214628
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