02381cam a22003013u 4500 17974 UtSlPG 20260610133423.0 m cr n 260607r2006||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG es iso639-1 B Balmes, Jaime Luciano, 1810-1848 Filosofía Fundamental, Tomo III Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2006 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2006-03-13 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) "Filosofía Fundamental, Tomo III" by Jaime Luciano Balmes is a philosophical treatise written in the mid-19th century. The text delves into the nature of ideas and the relationship between sensations and intellectual processes, critically examining the contributions of various philosophers such as Aristotle, Descartes, Locke, and Condillac. The work advocates for an understanding of human knowledge that extends beyond mere sensory experience, positing the existence of innate faculties that contribute to the formation of ideas. The opening of this philosophical work introduces the subject matter by transitioning from a discussion of sensations to a consideration of ideas themselves. Balmes reflects on the views of historical philosophers regarding knowledge, engaging particularly with Condillac's emphasis on the sensory origins of ideas. He presents a critique of the notion that all mental phenomena are merely transformed sensations, proposing instead that the intellect possesses innate faculties that operate independently of sense experience. This opening lays the groundwork for a deeper exploration of the interplay between sensory experiences and intellectual activities, setting the stage for a detailed philosophical analysis. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Philosophy https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17974 59360 59360