Commentaries on Aristotle’s “On Sense and What Is Sensed” and “On Memory and Recollection”
Overview
In traditional catalogs of Aristotle’s works, On Sense and What Is Sensed and On Memory and Recollection are the immediate sequels to his On the Soul, and the first two books of his so-called Parva Naturalia, or “little works in natural philosophy.” In keeping with this order, 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 1268–1270. 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, which includes the Latin translations of the Aristotelian texts on which Aquinas commented. The volume includes English translations of these Latin translations, allowing the reader to compare Aristotelian text and Thomistic commentary in detail. The translations of both commentaries are furnished with introductions and notes by the translators.
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Key Features
- Presents the first English translations of Aquinas’ On Sense and What Is Sensed and On Memory and Recollection
- Includes helpful introductions and notes
- Allows detailed comparison of Aristotelian text and Thomistic commentary
Praise for the Print Edition
This volume does the great service of making Aquinas’ commentaries on these two short works available in English for the first time. This volume makes a serious and worthwhile contribution to the study of Aquinas, Aristotle, and the tradition to which they both belong.
—Arthur Madigan, former chair of philosophy, University of Munich
The translations are clear and literate . . . [of] immediate interest to specialists in medieval philosophy and Thomists, especially in so far as it helps to clarify questions of psychology and epistemology in Aquinas’ thinking about the soul (anima).
—The Classical Outlook
Product Details
- Title: Commentaries on Aristotle’s “On Sense and What Is Sensed” and “On Memory and Recollection”
- Author: Thomas Aquinas
- Translators: Kevin White and Edward Macierowski
- Series: Thomas Aquinas in Translation
- Publisher: Catholic University of America
- Publication Date: 2005
- Pages: 268
- Languages: English and Latin
- Christian Group: Catholic
- Resource Type: Commentaries
- Topic: Medieval Philosophy
About the Translators
Kevin White is associate professor of philosophy at the Catholic University of America.
Edward M. Macierowski is associate professor of philosophy and classical languages at Benedictine College.
This volume is part of Thomas Aquinas in Translation (8 vols.). Take a look at the whole set.
- Presents the first English translations of Aquinas’ On Sense and What Is Sensed and On Memory and Recollection
- Includes helpful introductions and notes
- Allows detailed comparison of Aristotelian text and Thomistic commentary
This volume does the great service of making Aquinas’ commentaries on these two short works available in English for the first time. This volume makes a serious and worthwhile contribution to the study of Aquinas, Aristotle, and the tradition to which they both belong.
—Arthur Madigan, former chair of philosophy, University of Munich
The translations are clear and literate . . . [of] immediate interest to specialists in medieval philosophy and Thomists, especially in so far as it helps to clarify questions of psychology and epistemology in Aquinas’ thinking about the soul (anima).
—The Classical Outlook
Kevin White is associate professor of philosophy at the Catholic University of America.
Edward M. Macierowski is associate professor of philosophy and classical languages at Benedictine College.