Essays on Aristotle''s De Anima

Zusatztext quite simply a blockbuster ... will form the indispensable starting-point for all future work Klappentext Bringing together a group of outstanding new essays on Aristotle's De Anima! this book covers topics such as the relation between soul and body! sense-perception! imagination! memory! desire! and thought! which present the philosophical substance of Aristotle's views to the modern reader. The contributors write with philosophical subtlety and wide-ranging scholarship! locating their interpretations firmly within the context of Aristotle's thought as a whole. Zusammenfassung "De Anima" is one of the most influential and widely-studied of Aristotle's works. This volume offers discussions of all aspects of this work by leading philosophers. Covering topics such as the relation between soul and body, memory, desire, and thought, the essays present the philosophical substance of Aristotle's views to the modern reader.

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• Authors: Martha C. (Professor of Law and Ethics Nussbaum, Martha C. Rorty Nussbaum
• Assisted by: Martha C. Nussbaum (Editor), Martha Craven Nussbaum (Editor), Am Lie Oksenberg Rorty (Editor), Amelia O. Rorty (Editor), Amelie Oksenberg Rorty (Editor), Amélie Oksenberg Rorty (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.11.1995
• EAN: 9780198236009
• ISBN: 978-0-19-823600-9
• No. of pages: 462
• Series: Clarendon Aristotle Series; Clarendon Aristotle; Clarendon Aristotle Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Philosophy of Mind, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge