
This volume offers a focused survey of how ideas arise from the raw flow of sensation, guiding listeners through a historic dialogue that pits sensualist theories against intellectualist alternatives. Beginning with Aristotle’s early remarks, it then moves through Descartes, Locke, and Condillac, laying out each thinker’s attempt to bridge feeling and thought. The author’s tone remains analytical, inviting curiosity rather than demanding prior expertise.
In the heart of the work, the critique sharpens on Condillac’s claims, exposing gaps in his account of the self, attention, judgment, and memory. Detailed comparisons of geometric and non‑geometric ideas illustrate how pure concepts can outstrip sensory representations, while chapters on Kant and the Aristotelian tradition reveal the lingering tension between intuition and discursive knowledge. Listeners will appreciate a clear, step‑by‑step exploration of these philosophical contests, making complex ideas feel surprisingly tangible.
Language
es
Duration
~8 hours (477K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by PM Spanish, Guido Royackers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)
Release date
2006-03-13
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1810–1848
A sharp Spanish Catholic thinker of the early 19th century, he wrote with unusual clarity about philosophy, politics, and religion. His books helped make him one of the best-known Catholic apologists in Spain before his early death at just thirty-seven.
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