Mind and World in Aristotle''s De Anima

This innovative new reading of Aristotle's De Anima sheds new light on a most important and difficult ancient philosophical text.

List of contents

Introduction; Part I. Questions: 1. Objectives; 2. Problems; 3. Solutions; Part II. Angles: 4. Affinities; 5. Measures; Part III. Proposals: 6. Sensibility; 7. Intelligibility; 8. Intelligence; Conclusion.

About the author

Sean Kelsey is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. His work has appeared in Ancient Philosophy, Apeiron, Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy, Phronesis and several edited volumes.

Summary

Intended for scholars and advanced students of the De Anima, this original study asks why (in Aristotle's view) it is in human nature to know reality, and follows the thread of this question–and its answer–throughout the work.

Foreword

This innovative new reading of Aristotle's De Anima sheds new light on a most important and difficult ancient philosophical text.

Product details

• Authors: Sean Kelsey, Sean (University of Notre Dame Kelsey, Kelsey Sean
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2023
• EAN: 9781108965873
• ISBN: 978-1-108-96587-3
• No. of pages: 193
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Philosophy of Mind, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500