Ancient and Medieval Theories of Intentionality

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Dominik Perler
BRILL, 2001 - Philosophy - 347 pages
This volume analyses ancient and medieval theories of intentionality in various contexts: perception, imagination, and intellectual thinking. It sheds new light on classical theories (e.g. by Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas) and examines neglected sources, both Greek and Latin. It includes contributions by J. Biard, M. Burnyeat, V. Caston, D. Frede, R. Gaskin, E. Karger, C. Michon, D. O'Meara, C. Panaccio, R. Pasnau, D. Perler, Ch. Rapp, P. Simons, R. Sorabji, and H. Weidemann.
 

Contents

Victor Caston
23
Richard Sorabji
49
Christof Rapp
63
Hermann Weidemann
97
Richard Sorabji
105
Intentional Objects in Later Neoplatonism
115
F Burnyeat
129
Dorothea Frede
155
Dominik Perler
203
Richard Gaskin
227
Joël Biard
265
Elizabeth Karger
283
Robert Pasnau
301
Cyrille Michon
325
Index of Ancient and Medieval Authors
343
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Claude Panaccio
185

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Dominik Perler, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Basle (Switzerland), specializes in medieval and early modern philosophy. His publications include Der propositionale Wahrheitsbegriff im 14. Jahrhundert (1992), Repräsentation bei Descartes (1996), and Occasionalismus. Theorien der Kausalität im arabisch-islamischen und im europäischen Denken (with U. Rudolph, 2000).