Αἴσθησις, Ἐμπειρία, and the Advent of Universals in Posterior Analytics II 19

Apeiron 43 (2-3):155-186 (2010)
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Abstract

This makes three main interpretative points about the progression from perception to universals described in 'Posterior Analytics' II.19: (1) The noun "'aisthesis'" as used in the chapter may refer not to the act of perceiving but to perceptual contents retained in memory. (2) An 'empeiria' (experience) should be understood as a capacity to generate expectations about new members of an unconceptualized kind based on memories of other members of the kind. (3) The famous rout analogy is a metaphor for the perfection of such a capacity into a concept that can underwrite demonstrative knowledge (rather than mere expectation).

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Gregory Salmieri
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