Jodocus Trutfetter (c. 1460–1519) on Internal Senses

Jodocus Trutfetter’s presentation of the internal senses is firmly rooted in his via moderna -type semantic approach to faculty psychology. This is evident already in the 1514 version of his natural philosophy, but it is reinforced in the abriged revision from 1517. It may seem that in 1514 Trutfetter hides his own position in the central question behind the presentation of different views, but in the later edition he focuses on presenting one most plausible view. Regarding the use of Thomist terminology, the earlier edition would suggest a broader adoption of Thomist views, but this may be due to its way of presenting the various positions more extensively. The latter edition continues and even reflects more clearly Trutfetter's general attitudes towards various authorities, where he defended the use of the authorities of the via moderna, but did not exclude the earlier authorities either. Among them Aquinas and the Thomist position continued to have a specific value for him.Peer reviewe