Article ID: CBB613627924

Striking at the Heart of Cognition: Aristotelian Phantasia, Working Memory, and Psychological Explanation (2022)

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This paper examines a parallel between Aristotle’s account of phantasia and contemporary psychological models of working memory, a capacity that enables the temporary maintenance and manipulation of information used in many behaviors. These two capacities, though developed within two distinct scientific paradigms, share a common strategy of psychological explanation, Aristotelian Faculty Psychology. This strategy individuates psychological components by their target-domains and functional roles. Working memory and phantasia result from an attempt to individuate the psychological components responsible for flexible thought and are thus implicated in most of our robust cognitive processes, from reading comprehension to problem solving. We then present two novel objections which suggest that these capacities cannot explain our ability to engage in flexible thought. To escape the resultant impasse, we survey alternatives and argue that most promising strategies depend on identifying the behaviors attributed to intelligent thought and action.

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Authors & Contributors
Sirgiovanni, Elisabetta
Marco Cilione
Giulio Mecacci
Klaus Corcilius
Borri, Matteo
Alexander Erler
Concepts
Medicine
Memory
Philosophy
Neurosciences
Cognitive psychology
Psychology
Time Periods
Ancient
19th century
20th century
Medieval
21st century
20th century, early
Places
Greece
Germany
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