Aristotle's De Anima: A Critical CommentaryAristotle's De Anima is the first systematic philosophical account of the soul, which serves to explain the functioning of all mortal living things. In his commentary, Ronald Polansky argues that the work is far more structured and systematic than previously supposed. He contends that Aristotle seeks a comprehensive understanding of the soul and its faculties. By closely tracing the unfolding of the many-layered argumentation and the way Aristotle fits his inquiry meticulously within his scheme of the sciences, Polansky answers questions relating to the general definition of soul and the treatment of each of the soul's principal capacities: nutrition, sense perception, phantasia, intellect, and locomotion. The commentary sheds light on every section of the De Anima and the work as a unit. It offers a challenge to earlier and current interpretations of the relevance and meaning of Aristotle's highly influential treatise. |
Contents
| 33 | |
Section 2 | 62 |
Section 3 | 83 |
Section 4 | 103 |
Section 5 | 123 |
Section 6 | 145 |
Section 7 | 171 |
Section 8 | 188 |
Section 16 | 321 |
Section 17 | 338 |
Section 18 | 361 |
Section 19 | 380 |
Section 20 | 403 |
Section 21 | 434 |
Section 22 | 458 |
Section 23 | 473 |
Section 9 | 200 |
Section 10 | 223 |
Section 11 | 250 |
Section 12 | 263 |
Section 13 | 285 |
Section 14 | 302 |
Section 15 | 313 |
Section 24 | 481 |
Section 25 | 494 |
Section 26 | 501 |
Section 27 | 514 |
Section 28 | 527 |
Section 29 | 534 |
Section 30 | 546 |
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