La física de la sensación aristotélica de acuerdo a Teofrasto (Física V)

Abstract

The author examines in detail a series of fragments from Theophrastus on the doctrine of sensation of Aristotle. The problem Theophrastus faces is the following: what does it mean that sensation is the assimilation by the sense of that which is felt? Does this assimilation take place in the sensitive organ? In other words, does color «affect» sight? Or might it be that the form is what is received in sensation? As the author points out, looking for an answer to such questions makes us deem the role of Theophrastus as paramount for the still contemporary debate regarding the alleged «dematerialization» of the sensitive perception in Aristotle.