What is the sixth sense – Phantasia?
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 27th, 2011
PHANTASIA (IMAGINATION) By Sheryl Boyle This paper will explore the Aristotelian concept of the Rational Imagination (Phantasia Logistike) and propose it as a sixth sense[1] – a partner to our sense of vision[2] as a contribution to the ABCDerium online catalogue of ideas expanding the definition of the senses.[3] Aristotle’s work (384-322 BCE) on the senses and phantasia persisted through until […]