On the Senses
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On the Senses is an ancient philosophical treatise by Theophrastus that examines the nature and functioning of human perception and the five senses.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| On the Senses canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ancient Greek work
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philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| addresses |
differences between the senses
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how the senses receive information ⓘ limitations of sense perception ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Aristotelian tradition ⓘ |
| author | Theophrastus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorInstanceOf | Theophrastus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| discusses |
hearing
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sight ⓘ smell ⓘ taste ⓘ touch ⓘ |
| examines |
functioning of the senses
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mechanisms of sensation ⓘ nature of perception ⓘ relationship between sense and object ⓘ role of the senses in knowledge ⓘ |
| field |
ancient Greek philosophy
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epistemology ⓘ philosophy ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
empirical aspects of perception
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theoretical analysis of the senses ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later ancient theories of perception ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Aristotle ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
five senses
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human perception ⓘ sense perception ⓘ |
| movement | Peripatetic school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Περὶ αἰσθήσεων NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of Theophrastus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Peripatetic philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | later philosophical doxographies ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
On Sensation and the Sensible
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On the Soul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
classics
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history of philosophy ⓘ history of psychology ⓘ |
| survivesAs | fragmentary text ⓘ |
| title | On the Senses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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