Abstract
Thomas Reid and the Evolution of the Idea of the Specious-Present 1 Abstract : This paper examines the historical contribution of Thomas Reid's Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man (1785) to the debate over time-consciousness and in particular to the evolution of the idea of the specious-present This ob!ective is motivated b" the fact that onl" parts of Reid'sanal"sis of temporal experience are discussed no#ada"s $n particular% #hileReid's ar&ument concernin& the instantaneous nature of perception is oftencited% its metaph"sical context is not full" appreciated $t is 'illiam ames'o#n reference to Reid in the course of formulatin& the idea of the specious-present in his Principles of Psychology (18*) #hich is the catal"st for thispaper ames' comment invites a broader perspective on Reid's anal"sis andbrin&s to the fore the uni+ue role that Reid attributed to the idea of duration instructurin& our experience $t is this role and the experiential immediac" #hichit implies% that explain Reid's historical role in the formation of the idea of thespecious-present
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 43-61 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | History of Philosophy Quarterly |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 1 |
State | Published - Jan 2016 |
Keywords
- John Locke
- The extensional-retentional debate
- The specious-present
- Thomas Reid
- Time-perception
- William James
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Philosophy