Aristotle’s Perceptual Realism in De anima III.1–2

This paper argues that Aristotle in De anima is a direct realist about sense perception: the senses immediately perceive not only accidental qualities but independent beings. This thesis is supported primarily through an analysis of Aristotle’s condensed argument in DA III.1 that there can be no sep...

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Main Author: Corry, Patrick (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2023
In: Proceedings of the American Catholic Philosophical Association
Year: 2023, Volume: 97, Pages: 111-123
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