Ancient Perspectives on Aristotle's De anima

Aristotle’s treatise On the Soul figures among the most influential texts in the intellectual history of the West. It is the first systematic treatise on the nature and functioning of the human soul, presenting Aristotle’s authoritative analyses of, among others, sense perception, imagination, memor...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors Van Riel, Gerd, Destrée, Pierre
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Belgium KU Leuven 2010
Leuven University Press
Edition1
SeriesAncient and Medieval Philosophy - Series 1
Subjects
Ancient & Classical
Aristotle
Congresses
De anima
Historical treatment of philosophy
History & Surveys
Medieval
PHILOSOPHY
Philosophy of mind
Philosophy, Ancient
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:Aristotle’s treatise On the Soul figures among the most influential texts in the intellectual history of the West. It is the first systematic treatise on the nature and functioning of the human soul, presenting Aristotle’s authoritative analyses of, among others, sense perception, imagination, memory, and intellect. The ongoing debates on this difficult work continue the commentary tradition that dates back to antiquity. This volume offers a selection of papers by distinguished scholars, exploring the ancient perspectives on Aristotle’s De anima, from Aristotle’s earliest successors through the Aristotelian Commentators at the end of Antiquity. It constitutes a twin publication with a volume entitled Medieval Perspectives on Aristotle’s De anima (to be published in the Series ‘Philosophes Médiévaux’, Peeters Publ.), both volumes appearing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the De Wulf Mansion Centre for Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy at K.U. Leuven and U.C. Louvain. Contributions by: Enrico Berti, Klaus Corcilius, Frans de Haas, Andrea Falcon, Patrick Macfarlane, Pierre-Marie Morel, Ronald Polansky, R.W. Sharples, Nathanael Stein, Annick Stevens, Joel Yurdin, Marco Zingano.
ISBN:9461660243
9789461660244
9789058677723
9058677729