Nick Harmon Philosophy 25A Dis.

Joseph Barnes Tuesday 12:00

ecollec!ion in !he Phaedo

A! Phaedo 73c" #ocra!es $i%es a de&ini!ion o& recollec!ion !ha! says" '(hen a man sees or hears or in some o!her )ay percei%es an o*+ec! *u! also !hinks o& ano!her o*+ec! o& )hich !he kno)led$e is no! !he same *u! di&&eren!,- he recollec!s !he second o*+ec!. .or e/ample" i& one sa) a horse and !ha! *rou$h! !o mind a saddle" one )ould ha%e recollec!ed !he saddle. 0r i& one heard a $ui!ar and !hou$h! o& a cer!ain $ui!aris!" one )ould ha%e recollec!ed !he $ui!aris!. ecollec!ion is !hen re&ined a! Phaedo 74c" 'As lon$ as !he si$h! o& one !hin$ makes you !hink o& ano!her" )he!her i! *e similar or dissimilar,- i! is recollec!ion. #o" i& one sa) )ha! appeared !o *e *ac!eria under a microscope and !hou$h! o& *ac!eria" !ha! )ould *e recollec!ion. A$ain !his de&ini!ion is re&ined" !hou$h" a! Protagoras 75b" )hen i! is s!a!ed !ha! )i!h re$ard !o !he e/ample o& !he 12ual and speci&ic e2uali!ies" 'Do !hey seem !o us !o *e e2ual in !he same sense as e2uali!y i!sel&3 4s !here some de&iciency in !heir *ein$ such as !he e2ual" or is !here no!3ecollec!ion is seein$ speci&ic incidences o& lar$er ideal &orms" and" despi!e !he speci&ic5s de&iciencies" ha%in$ !he ideal *rou$h! !o mind.