Alexander of Aphrodisias, On the soul

Soul as form of the body, parts of the soul, nourishment, and perception

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Alexander of Aphrodisias, On the soul

Soul as form of the body, parts of the soul, nourishment, and perception

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This is Part I of the first English translation of the philosopher Alexander of Aphrodisias' treatise "On the Soul."

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248

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Table of Contents

What is the soul's essence?
Bodies act and are modified in virtue of non-bodily items
The demonstration that the soul is a form
'In something' [is said] in how many ways?
The soul is inseparable from the body whose soul it is
The soul is not one of the simple bodies
The soul itself just on its own is unchangeable
The soul is not a harmony
The parts of the soul : how many and which ones?
That there are not infinitely many powers of the soul
There are two kinds of nourishment
On the activity of being nourished
Heat is the soul's tool for nourishing (oneself)
Why parts detached from plants live and develop, while those from animals no longer do
On the soul for perceiving
On what is intrinsically and extrinsically perceptible
How there comes to be light in the transparent.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-176) and indexes.

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London
Series
Ancient commentators on Aristotle, Ancient commentators on Aristotle
Other Titles
Soul as form of the body, parts of the soul, nourishment and perception

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Library of Congress
B535.A63 D433 2012

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Pagination
viii, 248 p.
Number of pages
248

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL43973187M
ISBN 10
1780930240
ISBN 13
9781780930244
OCLC/WorldCat
768569768, 816029523

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