The powers of Aristotle's soul / by Thomas Kjeller Johansen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johansen, T. K.

Series:

Oxford Aristotle studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aristotle. De anima.

Aristotle.

Soul.

Philosophy of mind.

Psychology.

Mind and body.

Physical Description:

302 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Summary:

Thomas Kjeller Johansen presents a new account of Aristotle's major work on psychology, the De Anima. He argues that Aristotle explains a variety of psychological phenomena by reference to the soul's capacities, and considers how Aristotle adopts and adapts this theory in his later works.

Contents:

1 Circumscribing the Soul: De Anima 1.1 and 2.1 9

2 Towards a Scientific Definition of the Soul: DA II.2 34

3 Parts and Unity in the Definition of the Soul 47

4 The Definition of Dunamis 73

5 The Priority of the Objects over the Capacities of the Soul 93

6 The Importance of Nutrition 116

7 The Soul as an Efficient Cause 128

8 The Matter of the Soul's Activities 146

9 The Perceptual Capacity Extended 170

10 Phantasia 199

11 The Intellect and the Limits of Naturalism 221

12 The Locomotive Capacity 246

13 The Descent from Definition: The Capacities of the Soul Applied 258

14 The Capacities in the Parts and Lives of Animals 276.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [287]-291) and indexes.

ISBN:

9780199658435

0199658439

OCLC:

785874211