Thomas Aquinas' theory of knowledge has mainly been studied from the point of view of his theory of intellect. However, one of the constituent elements of such a theory has been widely neglected: perception. This work tries to disentangle the different aspects of Aquinas' theory. First, the causes of perception are looked at, including analyses on the physics of perception. Secondly, the psychology of perceptual knowledge and the theory of sensibles are explored, and thirdly, the importance of the perceptual apparatus is sketched by stressing the role of the outer and inner senses in the process of the acquisition of perceptual knowledge.
In order to give a comprehensive account of his theory, three main aspects are taken into account.
Jörg Alejandro Tellkamp, Ph.D. (1997), University of Halle-Wittenberg, teaches philosophy at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá (Colombia).
Vorwort
1. Einleitung
2. Historische Einleitung
3. Systematische Grundbegriffe
4. Die Passivitat von Wahrnehmung
5. Immutatio spiritualis und das Empfangen einer Form ohne Materie
6. Der Inhalt von Wahrnemung
7. Die auÃeren Sinne
8. Die inneren Sinne
Primartexte
Sekundarliteratur
Index nominum
Index rerum
All those interested in the history of philosophy, medieval philosophy, epistemology and the philosophy of mind; medievalists.