Overview
- Traces cross-cultural influences in Aristotelian studies through Antiquity and the Middle Ages
- Contains original research by leading specialists on understudied areas of Aristotelian philosophy
- Offers interdisciplinary perspectives on Aristotelian psychology
Part of the book series: Studies in the History of Philosophy of Mind (SHPM, volume 17)
Access this book
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Other ways to access
About this book
This book investigates Aristotelian psychology through his works and commentaries on them, including De Sensu, De Memoria and De Somno et Vigilia. Authors present original research papers inviting readers to consider the provenance of Aristotelian ideas and interpretations of them, on topics ranging from reality to dreams and spirituality. Aristotle’s doctrine of the ‘common sense’, his notion of transparency and the generation of colours are amongst the themes explored.
Chapters are presented chronologically, enabling the reader to trace influences across the boundaries of linguistic traditions. Commentaries from historical figures featured in this work include those of Michael of Ephesus (c. 1120), Albert the Great and Gersonides’ (1288–1344). Discoveries in 9th-century Arabic adaptations, Byzantine commentaries and Renaissance paraphrases of Aristotle’s work are also presented.The editors’ introduction outlines the main historical developments of the themes discussed, preparing the reader for the cross-cultural and interdisciplinary perspectives presented in this work. Scholars of philosophy and psychology and those with an interest in Aristotelianism will highly value the original research that is presented in this work.The Introduction and Chapter 4 of this book are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
Similar content being viewed by others
Keywords
Table of contents (14 chapters)
-
Front Matter
-
Back Matter
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Börje Bydén is a member of the research programme Representation and Reality: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on the Aristotelian Tradition based at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. His research interests lie in the history and reception of ancient Greek thought and learning. He has published mainly on the history of philosophical studies in Byzantium. He is currently preparing the editiones principes of Theodore Metochites’ paraphrases of Aristotle’s De anima and De sensu.
Filip Radovic is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Gothenburg University and a member of the research programme Representation and Reality: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on the Aristotelian Tradition. His research interests mainly concern issues in the philosophy of mind and psychopathology. Radovic’s publications cover topics in contemporary philosophy as well as ancient philosophy. He is currently working on themes connected to illusion and dreaming in the Parva naturalia and related texts.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Parva naturalia in Greek, Arabic and Latin Aristotelianism
Book Subtitle: Supplementing the Science of the Soul
Editors: Börje Bydén, Filip Radovic
Series Title: Studies in the History of Philosophy of Mind
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26904-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-26903-0Published: 08 October 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-13243-9Published: 10 December 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-26904-7Published: 25 September 2018
Series ISSN: 1573-5834
Series E-ISSN: 2542-9922
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 368
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: History of Philosophy, Medieval Philosophy, History of Psychology