Aristotle on Phantasia

Abstract

Born as φαντασία (phantasia) in Greek philosophy, the concept of imagination that today we understand from has a different meaning and contains different functions. This study attempts to reveal the conceptual contents and functions by examining the conceptual transformation of the concept in Ancient Greece and Aristotle’s terminology and epistemological function.

Keywords

• aristotle
• phantasia
• imagination
• on the soul
• ancient greek philosophy