Abstract

VILLAR, Francisco. Appearance and Fallacious Reasoning in Aristotle’s Sophistical Refutations. Rev. filos.open insight [online]. 2020, vol.11, n.22, pp.41-68.  Epub June 26, 2023. ISSN 2395-8936.  https://doi.org/10.23924/oi.v11i22.401.

This paper seeks to analyze the psychological elements contained in Sophistical Refutations under the light of the treatment of φαντασία in On the Soul. Firstly, I will examine the definition of the «eristic argument» in Topics and Refutations. I will emphasize the importance of the appearance condition in that characterization. Secondly, I will enrich the Aristotelian approach to the notion of appearance based upon On the Soul III.3. Finally, I will complete the examination of Refutations by analyzing the role of the φαντασία in the typology and rules for solving apparent refutations.

Keywords : appearance; Aristotle; eristics; φαντασία; refutation.