“...the most honorable animals have been linked to a more honorable soul…”.
What is the nature of the soul? This is the question that Aristotle sought to answer in his work “On the Soul” (De Anima). In this work, he presents a psychiatric theory that includes not only humans but also all living beings. His fundamental position, that the soul is the form of an organic body, places it in stark contrast to both pre-Socratic naturalism and Platonic dualism.
“On the Soul” includes Aristotle's definition of the soul, as well as his explanations regarding nutrition, perception, cognitive function, and the self-motion of animals.
The general theory in “On the Soul” is influenced by his smaller works titled “Parva Naturalia”, which deal with perception, memory and recall, sleep and dreams, longevity, life cycles, and psychophysiology.
This new translation gathers all the surviving and supplementary psychiatric works of Aristotle and adds as a supplement ancient testimony regarding his lost writings on the soul. The introduction by Fred D. Miller, Jr. explains the central position of the soul in Aristotle's natural science, the unifying themes of his psychiatric theory, and his ongoing significance in modern philosophy and psychology.
Pages: 352, Dimensions: 13x13cm
