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Aristotle On [Part Of] The Difference Between Belief And Imagination, Ian Mccready Flora
Aristotle On [Part Of] The Difference Between Belief And Imagination, Ian Mccready Flora
The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter
In book 3, chapter 3 of his On the Soul, Aristotle gives several arguments meant to demonstrate the type non-identity of belief and imagination. Each of these arguments rewards study, but this discussion will focus on one in particular, perhaps the most puzzling. The argument concerns the relation between truth and control. Belief is connected with truth and falsehood in a way that imagination is not, and that in turn means that we can control what we imagine in a way that we cannot control what we believe. Here is Aristotle’s argument in full:
(1) It’s clear as well …