Rationality in Perception in Medieval Philosophy

How we come to know the external world has intrigued thinkers throughout the history of philosophy. Medieval philosophers understood that a theory of perception requires an account of the categorization of sensory information: to perceive things as being dangerous or beneficial and even as being individuals that belong to certain kinds (e.g., 'this is a dog'). A key question is whether this requires the intervention of rational cognitive capacities,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004537074
• ISBN13: 9789004537071
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 220 Pages