Title: The faculties : a history /
Authors: Perler, Dominik,
Year: 2015
Subjects: Ability Philosophy History.; Personality Philosophy History.; Intellect Philosophy History.
Abstract: It seems quite natural to explain the activities of human and nonhuman animals by referring to their special faculties. But what are faculties? In what sense are they responsible for a wide range of activities? How can they be individuated? How are they interrelated? And why are different types of faculties assigned to different types of living beings? The six chapters in this book discuss these questions, covering a wide period from Plato up to contemporary debates about faculties as modules of the mind.
Contents: Dominik Perler -- Faculties in ancient philosophy / Klaus Corcilius -- Reflection : faculties and self-debate / Helene P. Foley -- Faculties in Arabic philosophy / Taneli Kukkonen -- Faculties in medieval philosophy / Dominik Perler -- Reflection : faculties and imagination / Verena Olejniczak Lobsien -- Faculties in early modern philosophy / Stephan Schmid -- Faculties in Kant and German idealism / Johannes Haag -- Reflection : faculties and phrenology / Rebekka Hufendiek and Markus Wild -- Faculties and modularity / Markus Wild and Rebekka Hufendiek -- Reflection : faculties and neuro-enhancement / Saskia K. Nagel.