De anima
About this book
For the Pre-Socratic philosophers the soul was the source of movement and sensation, while for Plato it was the seat of being, metaphysically distinct from the body that it was forced temporarily to inhabit. Plato's student Aristotle was determined to test the truth of both these beliefs against the emerging sciences of logic and biology. His examination of the huge variety of living organisms - the enormous range of their behaviour, their powers and their perceptual sophistication - convinced him of the inadequacy both of a materialist reduction and of a Platonic sublimation of the soul. In De Anima, he sought to set out his theory of the soul as the ultimate reality of embodied form and produced both a masterpiece of philosophical insight and a psychology of perennially fascinating subtlety.
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3.8/5 · 1 readers · 110 pages · ≈ 2 h 02 m · Demanding
How long does it take to read De anima?
About ≈ 2 h 02 m — 110 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is De anima?
110 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is De anima?
It sits on the Psychology shelves.
Is De anima in the public domain?
Yes — it is free to read and share.
Who are the main characters in De anima?
The main characters include Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, Saint (1225?-1275).
Who wrote De anima?
Aristotle.
Where can I read De anima online for free?
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