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274Alexander of Aphrodisias on Simultaneous PerceptionIn David Bennett & Juhana Toivanen (eds.), Philosophical Problems in Sense Perception: Testing the Limits of Aristotelianism, Springer. pp. 91-124. 2020.Alexander of Aphrodisias picks up Aristotle’s insufficient treatment of simultaneous perception and develops an adequate solution for the problem, thereby offering an account of the unity of perceptual consciousness—the single mental activity of a single subject with complex content. I show the adequacy of the solution by using as criteria the requirements that have been identified by Aristotle and approved (and explained) by Alexander. I analyze Alexander’s solution in two turns. First, with re…Read more
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15Alexander of Aphrodisias’ Criticism of the Stoic Theory of Perception: typos_ and _typōsisElenchos: Rivista di Studi Sul Pensiero Antico 43 (2): 339-362. 2022.The Stoics identified thephantasiawith the impression (typos) in the soul, or the impressing process (typōsis). Alexander of Aphrodisias engages directly with this account atDe anima68.10–21, and argues against the applicability of the impression in a theory of perception inMantissa10, especially 133.25–134.23. I analyse Alexander’s polemic account atDe anima68.10–21, I demonstrate that it differs from Chrysippus’ criticism of Cleanthes (contrary to some commentators), and I show how it fits in …Read more
Attila Hangai
Institute of Philosophy, Research Centre for The Humanities, Budapest, Hungary
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