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[from 'De Anima' by Aristotle, in 12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 1. Perception ]

Full Idea

Aristotle famously holds that in perception our minds take on the form of what is being perceived.

Gist of Idea

Our minds take on the form of what is being perceived

Source

report of Aristotle (De Anima [c.329 BCE]) by Edwin D. Mares - A Priori 08.2

Book Reference

Mares,Edwin: 'A Priori' [Acumen 2011], p.124


A Reaction

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