P. GEACH'S OBJECTION TO SIMPLE APPREHENSION
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https://doi.org/10.15691/0718-5448Vol4Iss2a110Keywords:
Thomas Aquinas, simple apprehension, knowledge, judgement, natureAbstract
This article studies Aquinas's simple apprehension —also called by Aristotle knowledge of the indivisible— under discussion with Peter Geach's objection. This philosopher states that the consideration of the concept as such is a myth. In the light of different texts by Thomas Aquinas, the extents and limits of this first operation of intelligence are explained as well as in what sense it must not be considered an isolated operation from the rest ofthe cognitive life of men.
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