De anima vs Selections: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Early works to 1850, Philosophy of mind, Soul, Theory of Knowledge, Early works to 1800, Psychology
De anima
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…
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Selections
In this extraordinary volume of selections from Aristotle—culled from the monumental Oxford translation by authorities including W.D. Ross, Benjamin Jowett, and Ingram Bywater—editor Justin D. Kaplan has included the…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- De anima is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 6 for Selections.
Scores by source
| De anima | Selections | |
|---|---|---|
| Google Books | 3.0 (1) | — |
Reception
| De anima | Selections | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Editions | 45 | 48 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2947 | 296 |
| Pages | 110 | 353 |