Commentary on Aristotle's "On Sense and What Is Sensed" and "On Memory and Recollection"

In keeping with the order found in traditional catalogues of Aristotle’s works, Thomas Aquinas began his series of Aristotelian commentaries with a commentary on "On the Soul," which he followed with commentaries on "On Sense and What Is Sensed" and "On Memory and Recollection," written in 1268-70. Until now, these latter two commentaries have never been published in English translation. The translations presented in this volume are based on the critical Leonine edition of the commentaries and include English translations of the Aristotelian texts on which Aquinas commented. Thomas’s commentary on "On Sense and What Is Sensed," translated and introduced by Kevin White, clarifies and develops Aristotle’s discussion of sense-powers, his "application" of sense-powers to organs and objects, and his concluding questions concerning the object and medium of sensation, and the role of the "common sense." In "digressions" from his literal exposition, Aquinas presents discussions bearing on psychology, epistemology, natural philosophy, and metaphysics. The commentary on "On Memory and Recollection," translated and introduced by Edward Macierowski, deals in the first three chapters with memory and address three questions: "What is memory?" "To what part of the soul does memory belong?" and "What is the cause of remembering?" The last eight chapters, which deal with recollection, also address three questions: "What is recollection?" "How does recollecting take place?" and "What is the difference between memory and recollection?" In "digressions," Aquinas explores more fully the issues arising from the exposition of the text. CONTENTS......Page 8 Preface and Acknowledgments......Page 10 COMMENTARY ON ARISTOTLE’SON SENSE AND WHAT IS SENSED, Translated by Kevin White......Page 12 Translator’s Introduction......Page 14 PROLOGUE 436A1–B8......Page 25 CHAPTER 1 436B8–437A19......Page 34 CHAPTER 2 437A19–438A5......Page 42 CHAPTER 3 438A5–B2......Page 50 CHAPTER 4 438B2–439A5......Page 56 CHAPTER 5 439A6–B14......Page 64 CHAPTER 6 439B14–440A15......Page 72 CHAPTER 7 440A15–B28......Page 78 CHAPTER 8 440B28–441A29......Page 85 CHAPTER 9 441A30–442A11......Page 90 CHAPTER 10 442A12–B26......Page 99 CHAPTER 11 442B27–443B16......Page 106 CHAPTER 12 443B17–444B7......Page 113 CHAPTER 13 444B7–445B2......Page 120 CHAPTER 14 445B3–446A20......Page 128 CHAPTER 15 446A20–447A11......Page 136 CHAPTER 16 447A12–448A1......Page 147 CHAPTER 17 448A1–B16......Page 154 CHAPTER 18 448B17–449B4......Page 161 Notes......Page 170 COMMENTARY ON ARISTOTLE’SON MEMORY AND RECOLLECTION, Translated by Edward M. Macierowski......Page 178 Translator’s Introduction......Page 180 CHAPTER 1 449B4–30......Page 194 CHAPTER 2 449B30–450A25......Page 200 CHAPTER 3 450A25–451A17......Page 207 CHAPTER 4 451A18–451B10......Page 216 CHAPTER 5 451B10–452A4......Page 221 CHAPTER 6 452A4–B6......Page 227 CHAPTER 7 452B7–453A4......Page 234 CHAPTER 8 453A4–B11......Page 240 Notes......Page 246 Bibliography......Page 272 The translations presented in this volume are based on the critical Leonine edition of the commentaries, which includes the Latin translations of the Aristotelian texts on which Aquinas commented. 436b8 About sense and sensing-what it is and why this affection occurs in animals-something was said before in the discussions On the soul Translated With Introductions And Notes By Kevin White And Edward M. Macierowski. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 261-268).