Phil Ch. 3

Reasoning

arrangement/ordering of judgements that are compositions formed out of simpler elements of thought

All senses operate…

independently

6th Power of Sensation

synthetic sense; connecting different senses to the same thing

Phantasms

sense- impressions retained in the imagination (sensible quality/object

Universal

something that is the same yet common to many

Concept

an attribute/quality received by one’s soul/intellect

Perception leads to…

conception

Any act of reasoning involves…

two other acts

Arguments

propositions that are the spoken or written expressions of judgements

Judgements…

express words and what they mean

Subject

passion of our souls

Object

objective world

Common sense is located in the…

heart

Texture

the proper object of our ability to touch

Fragrance

proper object of our ability to smell

Sense impressions are retained in…

your imagination

Imagination (Aristotle)

phantasm

Your imagination can only imagine…

particularities

We know the particular by way of…

the senses

We know the universal by way of…

reasoning

Problems with Universals

people might disagree on what words mean (human perception), differences in the objects themselves