On Aristotle On the soul 3.1-5 Simplicius ; translated by H.J. Blumenthal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simplicius, of Cilicia, author.

Contributor:

Blumenthal, H. J., editor.

Series:

Ancient commentators on Aristotle

Standardized Title:

In libros Aristotelis De anima commentaria. English

Language:

English

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Subjects (All):

Aristotle. De anima--3.1-5.

Aristotle.

Soul--Early works to 1800.

Soul.

Psychology--Early works to 1850.

Psychology.

Neoplatonism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 188 pages).

Place of Publication:

London Bloomsbury 2013.

Summary:

"In On the Soul 3.1-5, Aristotle goes beyond the five sense to the general functions of sense perception, the imagination and the so-called active intellect, the of which was still a matter of controversy in the time of Thomas Aquinas. In his commentary on Aristotle's text, 'Simplicius' insists that the intellect in question is not something transcendental but the human rational soul. He denies both Plotinus' view that a part of the soul has never descended from uninterrupted contemplation of the Platonic Forms, and Proclus' view that the soul cannot be changed in its substance through embodiment. He also denies that imagination sees things as true or false, which requires awareness of one's own cognitions. He thinks that imagination works by projecting imprints. In the case of mathematics, it can make the imprints more like shapes taken on during sense perception or more like concepts, which calls for lines without breadth. He acknowledges that Aristotle would not agree to reify these concepts as substances, but thinks of mathematical entities as mere abstractions. Addressing the vexed question of authorship, H. J. Blumenthal concludes that the commentary was written neither by Simplicius nor Priscian. In a novel interpretation, he suggests that if Priscian had any hand in this commentary, it might have been as editor of notes from Simplicius' lectures."--Bloomsbury Publishing

Contents:

Editor's Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Textual Emendations

Translation

Appendix: The Commentators

English-Greek Glossary

Greek-English Index

Index of Passages

Subject Index

Notes:

First published in 2000 by Gerald Duckworth & Co

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Electronic reproduction. London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement

ISBN:

9781472551504

OCLC:

892262787