Summary |
The largest area of debate in this category is about how Aristotle conceives of the changes involved in perception, changes he discusses in De Anima 2.5: does Aristotle think perception just is a type of physical or material change, the literalist position? Does he think that it's distinct from such changes but requires them, the intermediate position? Does he think, on the contrary, that perception need not involve any material or physical changes in the bodily organ of perception? Other areas of discussion include explaining how the different sense modalities relate to each other and to the power of perception and discussing how perception supports and relates to phantasia and self-movement. |