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Johnstone, M. A. (2013). Aristotle on sounds. British Journal for the History of Philosophy, 21(5), 631–648. Added by: alexb44 (6/13/25, 8:07 AM) Last edited by: Mark Grimshaw-Aagaard (6/17/25, 11:35 PM) |
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| Resource type: Journal Article Language: en: English DOI: 10.1080/09608788.2013.792239 BibTeX citation key: Johnstone2013 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Hearing, Philosophy, Sound Creators: Johnstone Collection: British Journal for the History of Philosophy |
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In this paper I consider two related issues raised by Aristotle 's treatment of hearing and sounds. The first concerns the kinds of changes Aristotle takes to occur, in both perceptual medium and sense organs, when a perceiver hears a sounding object. The second issue concerns Aristotle 's views on the nature and location of the proper objects of auditory perception. I argue that Aristotle 's views on these topics are not what they have sometimes been taken to be, and that when rightly understood they compare favourably in many respects with leading contemporary accounts.
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Examines Aristotle's theory of hearing and sound as presented in his work Argues that Aristotle's account involves a physical process. A sounding object causes the air to vibrate, and this vibration is a material change that travels in waves to the ear. The paper further explores what a sound actually is. It concludes that for Aristotle, the true object of hearing is not the vibration in the air, but the action of the object that creates the sound, like a bell tolling. You perceive this distant event by means of the vibrations transmitted through the air. Added by: alexb44 Last edited by: alexb44 |