The Intentio of Pastness in Aquinas's Theory of Memory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9689979 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Jalsevac (University of Toronto, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 475-489 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Dialogue (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-2173 • E-ISSN: 1759-0949 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0012217323000252 |
| OpenAlex | W4392732956 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
In the Summa Theologiae, Thomas Aquinas states that the “aspect of pastness” involved in memory is a certain kind of cognitive object — i.e., an intention — apprehended by the “estimative power.” All told, however, Aquinas mentions this idea precisely once. In this article, I construct an account of the idea that pastness is an estimative intention by drawing upon texts in which I argue that Aquinas develops this idea, albeit without invoking the terminology of the estimative intention. I conclude that, by identifying the aspect of pastness as an estimative intention, Aquinas neatly synthesizes the Aristotelian and Arabic traditions on memory
Epistemology · Karl Barth and Christian Theology · Medieval Philosophy and Theology · Philosophy · Psychology · Theology and Philosophy of Evil
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |