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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458958903321

Autore

Bos A. P

Titolo

Aristotle, On the life-bearing spirit (De spiritu) [[electronic resource] ] : a discussion with Plato and his predecessors on pneuma as the instrumental body of the soul / / introduction, translation, and commentary by Abraham P. Bos and Rein Ferwerda

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2008

ISBN

1-283-06061-2

9786613060617

90-474-3268-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (219 p.)

Collana

Brill eBook titles 2008

Altri autori (Persone)

FerwerdaR (Rein)

Disciplina

128/.1

Soggetti

Soul

Psychology

Life

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-199) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Materials / A.P. Bos and R. Ferwerda -- Introduction / A.P. Bos and R. Ferwerda -- Translation / A.P. Bos and R. Ferwerda -- Commentary / A.P. Bos and R. Ferwerda -- Appendix. De Partibus Animalium I 1 Opposing Views On Respiration In Plato And Aristotle Discussed In De Partibus Animalium I 1, 642a31–B4 / A.P. Bos and R. Ferwerda -- Bibliography / A.P. Bos and R. Ferwerda -- Index Locorum / A.P. Bos and R. Ferwerda -- Index Nominum / A.P. Bos and R. Ferwerda.

Sommario/riassunto

In contrast to what is often thought, the work De spiritu is entirely Aristotelian. It provides an indispensable part of Aristotle’s philosophy of living nature. In this work he is the first Greek to argue that the most fundamental vital principle is not breath but vital heat. This vital heat forms a unity with the soul, as its instrumental body ( sôma organikon ). The treatise is mainly a debate with Plato's Timaeus . This new book consists of an Introduction, a Translation, and an extensive Commentary on the text of De spiritu . The main value of this book is



to show convincingly that Aristotle’s theory of soul and biology have been misconstrued since 200 AD due to the intervention of Alexander of Aphrodisias.