When1: 1140
When2: 1170
Who: John of Salisbury
What: philosopher
Where: Salisbury, England
works\ Polycraticus or The Statesman's Book [1140 to 1170: about government]; Metalogic [1140 to 1170: philosophy]
Detail: He lived 1115 to 1180.
Epistemology
Sensation and perception involve judgment.
Passions unite new sensations with remembered ones. Pleasure and pain result from these unions.
The fundamental mental state is imagination or perception. From perceptions come opinions. Knowledge comes from opinion comparisons. Will added to knowledge causes belief. When will has faith, people attain final state, of contemplation.
Mind
All soul's activities have unity.
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