Alexander of Aphrodisias. On the soul. Part I : Soul as form of the body, parts of the soul, nourishment, and perception. /
Around 200 AD, the greatest defender and interpreter of Aristotle within his school, Alexander of Aphrodisias, composed his own book On the Soul, partly following the pattern of Aristotle's. In the first half, translated in this volume, he discusses the soul as the form of the body, and the ide...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Bristol Classical Press,
2012
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| Series: | Ancient commentators on Aristotle.
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| Summary: | Around 200 AD, the greatest defender and interpreter of Aristotle within his school, Alexander of Aphrodisias, composed his own book On the Soul, partly following the pattern of Aristotle's. In the first half, translated in this volume, he discusses the soul as the form of the body, and the idea of parts or powers that constitute the soul of living things, including the two lowest powers: nutrition and perception. In the second half, translated in Part II, he discusses perception, representation, desire, understanding and - a notion emphasised by the Stoics - the governing part of the soul. H. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 1472501721 9781472501721 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
