Abstract

SCHULTZ, Sérgio. Gödel, Rational Perception and Comprehension of Concepts. Rev. latinoam. filos. [online]. 2014, vol.40, n.1, pp.47-65. ISSN 1852-7353.

Our goal in this article is to illuminate some aspects of Gödel's conception of the perception of concepts. We begin by investigating the nature and function of Gödel's analogy between sense perception and perception of concepts. After that, we examine the connections between perception of concepts, reason, and understanding, trying to show that the perception of concepts consists in the understanding of concepts. Finally, we examine those aspects of Gödel's conception where the perception of concepts actually comes dangerously close to the idea of a "mind's eye". However, we argue that these problematic aspects are not intrinsic to the notion of perception of concepts, but result from a misunderstanding of the distinction between concept and object.

Keywords : Perception of concepts; Perception; Understanding; Gödel; Platonism.

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