Ancient perspectives on Aristotle's De anima [electronic resource] / edited by Gerd Van Riel and Pierre Destree ; with the assistance of Cyril K. Crawford and Leen Van Campe.

Contributor(s): Riel, Gerd van | Destree, Pierre | Crawford, Cyril K | Campe, Leen van | ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextLanguage: English, French Series: Ancient and medieval philosophySeries 1 ; 41.Publication details: Leuven : Leuven University Press, c2009Description: xii, 196 pISBN: 9789461660244 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Aristotle. De anima -- Congresses | Philosophy of mind -- Congresses | Philosophy, Ancient -- CongressesGenre/Form: Electronic books.LOC classification: B415 | .A94 2009Online resources: Click to View 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"".
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-196).

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"".

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Primarily in English, with 4 contributions in French.

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