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The faculties : a history / edited by Dominik Perler.

Other author/creatorPerler, Dominik.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Description342 pages ; 23 cm.
Subject(s)
Series Oxford philosophical concepts
Oxford philosophical concepts. ^A1258535
Contents Dominik Perler -- Faculties in ancient philosophy / Klaus Corcilius -- Reflection : faculties and self-debate / Helene P. Foley -- Faculties in Arabic philosophy / Taneli Kukkonen -- Faculties in medieval philosophy / Dominik Perler -- Reflection : faculties and imagination / Verena Olejniczak Lobsien -- Faculties in early modern philosophy / Stephan Schmid -- Faculties in Kant and German idealism / Johannes Haag -- Reflection : faculties and phrenology / Rebekka Hufendiek and Markus Wild -- Faculties and modularity / Markus Wild and Rebekka Hufendiek -- Reflection : faculties and neuro-enhancement / Saskia K. Nagel.
Summary It seems quite natural to explain the activities of human and nonhuman animals by referring to their special faculties. But what are faculties? In what sense are they responsible for a wide range of activities? How can they be individuated? How are they interrelated? And why are different types of faculties assigned to different types of living beings? The six chapters in this book discuss these questions, covering a wide period from Plato up to contemporary debates about faculties as modules of the mind.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
LCCN 2014041237
ISBN9780199935253 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0199935254 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9780199935277 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0199935270 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Standard identifier# 40025044354

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