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Aither 11/2014:76-83 | DOI: 10.5507/aither.2014.007

Aristotelian Conception of Consiousness in Past and Present

Tomáš Marvan
Výzkumné centrum pro teorii a dějiny vědy, ZČU Plzeň
Filozofická fakulta Západočeské univerzity v Plzni

Aristotle did not have a systematic theory of consciousness, in today's sense of the word. Still, his scattered remarks on conscious perception proved to be extremely influential, and led such thinkers as Franz Brentano and Uriah Kriegel to build a fully fledged theory of consciousness upon them. The paper traces the Aristotelian tradition in the study of consciousness and compares it with some of its main rivals.

Published: March 30, 2014  Show citation

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Marvan, T. (2014). Aristotelian Conception of Consiousness in Past and Present. Aither, 6(11), 76-83. doi: 10.5507/aither.2014.007
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