Véronique Decaix, Ana María Mora-Márquez, (Direction)
Aristotle’s account has been commonly interpreted as fundamentally passive – the cognitive subject is a passive actor upon which a cognitive process is acted by the object. However, at least from the time of Alexander of Aphrodisias onwards, this interpretation has been challenged by authors who posit a fundamental active aspect of cognition. Readers will discover how one or more of three concerns – ontological superiority, direct realism and moral responsibility – drive the active accounts of cognition. Contributed chapters from top scholars examine how these three concerns lead thinkers to take issue with the idea that cognition is a passive process. The authors consider Jesuit accounts of cognition, Malebranche on judgment, and Wittgenstein on perception, as well as Stumpf on active cognition, among other relevant works.
This book is ideally suited to scholars of philosophy, especially those with an interest in medieval epistemology, the influence of Aristotle, philosophy of mind and theories of cognition".
"Expands philosophical inquiry into cognition in general and places it in an Aristotelian framework"
"Examines several understudied medieval and modern authors"
"Presents original contributions by top scholars working on the history of epistemology and philosophy of mind"
About the Authors :
Véronique Decaix is Associate Professor in Medieval Philosophy at University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. Her research interests are psychology, theories of cognition and metaphysics. In the framework of GRAMATA, UMR 7219 (Groupe Antiquité, Moyen Âge, Transmission Arabe) she is currently leading the research project “Memoria” on “Ancient and Medieval Theories of Memory”).
Ana María Mora-Márquez is docent in Theoretical Philosophy at University of Gothenburg. She is the author of the book The Thirteenth-Century Notion of Signification (Brill) and of several articles on medieval epistemology, logic and philosophy of language. At present, she is the leader of a research project, funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, about Aristotle’s Topics and its medieval reception.
Table of contents [Download]
- Introduction
Decaix, Véronique (et al.), p. 1-12 - Aristotle and Alexander of Aphrodisias on Active Intellectual Cognition
de Haas, Frans A. J., p. 13-36 - Selective Attention Beyond Activity : Robert Kilwardby’s Theory of Perception,
Băltuță, Elena, p. 37-55 - Cognition as Intellectual Constitution : Dietrich of Freiberg in Discussion with Thomas Aquinas
Decaix, Véronique, p. 57-78 - From Agent to Active Sense : Was There an Augustinianism-Averroisant ?
Silva, José Filipe, p. 79-101 - Three Jesuit Accounts of Cognition : Differences and Common Ground in the De Anima Commentaries by Maldonado, Toledo and Dandini (1564–1610)
Tropia, Anna, p. 103-131 - Epistemic Responsibility in an Occasionalist World : Malebranche’s Theory of Judgment
Schmid, Stephan, p. 133-162 - A Note on Stumpf’s History of Active Intellection
Taieb, Hamid, p. 163-173 - Explaining Sherlock’s Glance. On the Perception of Historical Past
Grondin, Vincent, p. 175-196
: : Springer International Publishing, collection "Studies in the History of Philosophy of Mind" n° 23, 2020
: : Pages : V, 196, 1 b/w illustrations
: : Included format : EPUB, PDF
: : eBook ISBN : 978-3-030-35304-9
: : DOI : 10.1007/978-3-030-35304-9
: : Hardcover ISBN : 978-3-030-35303-2
