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On Sense and the Sensible

On Sense and the Sensible

Aristotle / Tim Zengerink

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Editorial:
muze Publishing
Año de edición:
2025
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Antologías (no poéticas)
ISBN:
9781806983407
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What if the world you experience is only a carefully crafted collaboration between matter and mind?Aristotle’s classic essay is the missing link between his Physics and his Metaphysics-the place where biology, optics, and ontology intersect. This reader-friendly edition pairs clean, contemporary prose with crisp commentary, illuminating every rhetorical twist and technical term.Inside you’ll learn:The Five-Fold Mechanism - How each sense operates through a unique medium, yet converges in a single 'common sense.' Appearance vs. Reality - Aristotle’s argument that perception is not passive reception but active discernment.Colors, Flavors, and Echoes - A proto-scientific explanation of how qualitative qualities arise from quantitative changes.The Problem of Error - Why illusions occur, and how reason corrects them.Legacy & Influence - How this short work shaped medieval optics, Enlightenment empiricism, and today’s cognitive science.Diagrams, cross-references, and a glossary of Greek keywords turn an ancient scroll into an engaging modern handbook-for students, scholars, and curious minds alike.

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