Apart from using our eyes to see and our ears to hear, we regularly and effortlessly perform a number of complex perceptual operations that cannot be explained in terms of the five senses taken individually. Such operations include, for example, perceiving that the same object is white and sweet, noticing the difference between white and sweet, or knowing that one's senses are active. Observing that lower animals must be able to perform such operations, and being unprepared to ascribe any share in rationality to them, Aristotle explained such operations with reference to a higher-order perceptual capacity which unites and monitors the five senses. This capacity is known as the 'common sense' or sensus communis. Unfortunately, Aristotle provides only scattered and opaque references to this capacity. It is hardly surprising, therefore, that the exact nature and functions of this capacity have been a matter of perennial controversy.
Pavel Gregoric offers and extensive and compelling treatment of the Aristotelian conception of the common sense, which has become part and parcel of Western psychological theories from antiquity through to the Middle Ages, and well into the early modern period. Aristotle on the Common Sense begins with an introduction to Aristotle's theory of perception and sets up a conceptual framework for the interpretation of textual evidence. In addition to analysing those passages which make explicit mention of the common sense, and drawing out the implications for Aristotle's terminology, Gregoric provides a detailed examination of each function of this Aristotelian faculty.

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Gregoric, Pavel

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Contents 12
Abbreviations 14
Introduction 16
I. THE FRAMEWORK 32
1. Aristotle’s Project and Method 34
2. The Perceptual Capacity of the Soul 43
3. The Sensory Apparatus 55
4. The Common Sense and the Related Capacities 67
II. THE TERMINOLOGY 78
1. Overlooked Occurrences of the Phrase ‘Common Sense’ 80
2. De Anima III.1 425[sup(a)]27 84
3. De Partibus Animalium IV.10 686[sup(a)]31 98
4. De Memoria et Reminiscentia 1 450[sup(a)]10 114
5. De Anima III.7 431[sup(b)]5 127
6. Conclusions on the Terminology 139
III. FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMON SENSE 142
1. Simultaneous Perception and Cross-modal Binding 144
2. Perceptual Discrimination 160
3. Waking, Sleep, and Control of the Senses 178
4. Perceiving That We See and Hear, and Monitoring of the Senses 189
5. Other Roles of the Common Sense 208
Conclusion 217
Appendix: Greek Texts 230
Bibliography 239
Index of Passages 256
A 256
D 262
G 262
M 262
P 262
S 263
T 263
General Index 264
A 264
B 264
C 264
D 265
E 265
F 265
G 265
H 265
I 265
J 265
K 266
L 266
M 266
N 266
O 266
P 266
R 267
S 267
T 267
U 267
V 267
W 267
Z 267

I. The Framework. Aristotle's Project And Methods -- The Perceptual Capacity Of The Soul -- The Sensory Apparatus -- The Common Sense And The Related Capacities -- Ii. The Terminology. Overlooked Occurrences Of The Phrase 'common Sense' -- De Anima Iii.1 425a27 -- De Partibus Animalium Iv.10 686a31 -- De Memoria Et Reminiscentia 1 450a10 -- De Anima Iii.7 431b5 -- Conclusions On The Terminology -- Iii. Functions Of The Common Sense. Simultaneous Perception And Cross-modal Binding -- Perceptual Discrimination -- Waking, Sleep, And Control Of The Senses -- Perceiving That What We See And Hear, And Monitoring Of The Senses -- Other Roles Of The Common Sense -- Conclusion. Pavel Gregoric. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [224]-239) And Index.

Pavel Gregoric offers an extensive and compelling treatment of the Aristotelian conception of the common sense, which has become part and parcel of Western psychologiscal theories from antiquity through to the Middle Ages, and well into the early modern period. Aristotle on the Common Sense begins with an introduction to Aristotle's theory of perception and sets up a conceptual framework for the interpretation of textual evidence. In addition to analysing those passages which make explicit mention of the common sense, and drawing out the implications for Aristotle's terminology, Gregoric provides a detailed examination of each function of this Aristotelian faculty

Gregoric investigates the Aristolian concept of the common sense, which was introduced to explain complex perceptual operations that can't be explained in terms of the five senses taken individually. Such operations include perceiving that the same object is white and sweet, or knowing that one's senses are inactive

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