Aristotle on the Sense-Organs [Paperback]

An in-depth study of Aristotle's theory of the sense-organs.This book is the first detailed study of Aristotle's theory of the sense-organs. It looks at all of the five sense-organs and shows how Aristotle's views about them follow from his views about their function in perception. The book also shows how Aristotle's explanation of why we have sense-organs is fundamentally different from that of modern science. The book should appeal to readers specifically interested in Aristotle's philosophy of mind and biology as well as to those generally interested in sense-perception.This book is the first detailed study of Aristotle's theory of the sense-organs. It looks at all of the five sense-organs and shows how Aristotle's views about them follow from his views about their function in perception. The book also shows how Aristotle's explanation of why we have sense-organs is fundamentally different from that of modern science. The book should appeal to readers specifically interested in Aristotle's philosophy of mind and biology as well as to those generally interested in sense-perception.This book is a detailed study of Aristotle's theory of the sense organs. It looks at all five sense organs and shows how Aristotle's views about them follow from his views about their function in perception. The book also shows how Aristotle's explanation of why we have sense organs is fundamentally different from that of modern science. The book should appeal to readers specifically interested in Aristotle's philosophy of mind and biology as well as to those generally interested in sense perception.Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations of Aristotle's works; Introduction; 1. Sight; 2. The medium; 3. Hearing; 4. The contact senses; 5. Smell; 6. The actuality of perception; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index locorum; General index. ...this work...offers a series of sturdy discussions of the individual senses. It will be of use primarily to specialists on Aristotle's psychology and biology,lc1