This is the fourth and last volume of the translation in this series
of the commentary on Aristotle On the Soul, wrongly attributed to
Simplicius. Its real author, most probably Priscian of Lydia, proves
in this work to be an original philosopher who deserves to be studied,
not only because of his detailed explanation of an often difficult
Aristotelian text, but also because of his own psychological
doctrines. In chapter six the author discusses the objects of the
intellect. In chapters seven to eight he sees Aristotle as moving
towards practical intellect, thus preparing the way for discussing
what initiates movement in chapters nine to 11. His interpretation
offers a brilliant investigation of practical reasoning and of the
interaction between desire and cognition from the level of perception
to the intellect. In the commentator's view, Aristotle in the last
chapters (12-13) investigates the different type of organic bodies
corresponding to the different forms of life (vegetative and sensory,
from the most basic, touch, to the most complex).
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ISBN
9781472500397
Publisert
2015
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Bloomsbury UK
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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