Bon sens and noûs

Roberto Estrada Olguin

doi:10.24117/2526-2270.2017.i2.11

Abstract

This paper is intended to link the notion of bon sens with the Greek notion of noûs, that exposes the role played by the first notion in the thought of Pierre Duhem and explains the concept of noûs in the thought of Aristotle. Later, it attempts to carry out the explanation of the link that can have both notions.

Highlights

The significance of a thinker can be measured by the number of defenders and critics of his thought
Roberto Estrada Olguin – Bon Sens and Noûs linked these two notions. If this attempt is successful, we can show that the question of the bon sens is one of those that belongs to the three moments in time
To state as clearly as we can, according to the scholars of this kind of thought pointed out the importance of the issue that we are dealing with in the system of thought of Duhem; subsequently, I expose the link that can be established between the thought of Pierre Duhem and the tradition, in particular with the Greek thought and, with the notion of noûs; indicated how we can show the transformation of the Greek notion of noûs to become the notion of bon sens, through the changes experienced by the western tradition

Summary

Introduction

The significance of a thinker can be measured by the number of defenders and critics of his thought If we use this measuring scale of transcendence, we can see that Pierre Duhem is located at the highest levels of transcendence. I try to address one of these problems: the question of the bon sens. This matter has been studied by many specialists who have devoted much time to the study of the thought of the French thinker, which will be mentioned throughout this work. Roberto Estrada Olguin – Bon Sens and Noûs linked these two notions If this attempt is successful, we can show that the question of the bon sens is one of those that belongs to the three moments in time. To state as clearly as we can, according to the scholars of this kind of thought pointed out the importance of the issue that we are dealing with in the system of thought of Duhem; subsequently, I expose the link that can be established between the thought of Pierre Duhem and the tradition, in particular with the Greek thought and, with the notion of noûs; indicated how we can show the transformation of the Greek notion of noûs to become the notion of bon sens, through the changes experienced by the western tradition

The Bon Sens in the Thought of Pierre Duhem

The Scientific Aspect

The Philosophical Aspect

The Historical Aspect

Duhem and Aristotle

Aisthesis and Noûs in Aristotle

From the Noûs to the Bon Sens