Aristotle's empiricism /
Though Aristotle is often thought to be an empiricist, someone who thinks all knowledge is somehow derived from perception, the philosopher is often thought to have little to say on these matters. Gasser-Wingate here offers a sustained examination of these discussions and their epistemological, psyc...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2021]
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| Summary: | Though Aristotle is often thought to be an empiricist, someone who thinks all knowledge is somehow derived from perception, the philosopher is often thought to have little to say on these matters. Gasser-Wingate here offers a sustained examination of these discussions and their epistemological, psychological and ethical implications. It defends an interpretation of Aristotle as a moderate sort of empiricist, who thinks we can develop sophisticated forms of knowledge by broadly perceptual means, and that we therefore share an important part of our cognitive lives with nonrational animals, but al. |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 256 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [233]-242) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 0197567452 9780197567456 |