Aristotle, On the Life-Bearing Spirit (De spiritu) : A Discussion with Plato and his Predecessors on pneuma as the Instrumental Body of the Soul. Introduction, Translation, and Commentary by Abraham P. Bos and Rein Ferwerda.
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Aristotle, On the Life-Bearing Spirit (De spiritu) : A Discussion with Plato and his Predecessors on pneuma as the Instrumental Body of the Soul. Introduction, Translation, and Commentary by Abraham P. Bos and Rein Ferwerda.
Author:
Bos, Abraham Paulus.
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9789047432685
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (219 pages)
Contents:
List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Translation -- Commentary -- Chapter One -- Chapter Two -- Chapter Three -- Chapter Four -- Chapter Five -- Chapter Six -- Chapter Seven -- Chapter Eight -- Chapter Nine -- Appendix De partibus animalium I 1, 642a31-b4 -- Bibliography -- Index Locorum -- Index Nominum.
Abstract:
The work De spiritu is an important but neglected work by Aristotle. It clearly shows for the first time that Aristotle assumed a special body (pneuma) as the 'instrument' of the soul. By means of this soul/body the soul forms the visible body of plants, animals and human beings.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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