2025/04/01 by Lea Schroeder · 1 voice
Arts and Humanities · #Classical Philosophy and Thought
paper · pdf · doi:10.1353/hph.2025.a958785
openalex publication_date 2025/04/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02
abstract: In the Theaetetus , Plato seems to rule out the possibility of perceiving ordinary objects ( Tht . 184–87), only to rely on it shortly afterward ( Tht .191–96). Unlike existing interpretations, this paper develops a unified conception of perception that resolves not only this apparent inconsistency, but also a substantive puzzle about how to understand object perception and its relation to perception of special sensibles. This conception is part of a surprisingly rich account of perceptual experience in the Theaetetus that illuminates the contribution of perception to cognition.