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Immagine e concetto in Aristotele e Plotino
2006-08-22T07:14:55Z
Abstract
In the famous simile of the divided line Plato, among the arguments for the superiority of dialectical reasoning over mathematical reasoning, demonstrates the operation without employing images. Aristotle on the other hand, perhaps in contrast to this Platonic conception, constantly points out that no form of thought devoid of images is possible. The Neoplatonists (Plotinus and Proclus particularly) give the debate a peculiar turning by reaffirming the possibility of thought devoid of sensitive components.