Número 38 - 2010
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Aristotle on perception and universals: An extensional reading

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  • Eduardo García-Ramírez
Eduardo García-Ramírez
Universidad de Buenos Aires
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21555/top.v38i1.106

Published 2013-11-28

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García-Ramírez, E. (2013). Aristotle on perception and universals: An extensional reading. Tópicos, Revista De Filosofía, 38(1), 49–84. https://doi.org/10.21555/top.v38i1.106
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Abstract

This paper offers an extensional account of Aristotle’s theory of perceptual content. To do so I make use of an extensional account of Aristotle’s notion of universals and related notions. I argue that this view avoids certain problems recently posed by Caston(ms) by showing how it can accept a distinction between intrinsic and extrinsic perception. I also show how perception of individuals is related to knowledge and universals.

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