Alexander Aphrodisiensis De anima libri mantissa 1st Edition by Alexander Aphrodisiensis, Robert W Sharples ISBN 3110196441 9783110196443

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ISBN 10: 3110196441 
ISBN 13: 9783110196443
Author: Alexander Aphrodisiensis, Robert W Sharples

R. W. Sharples provides a new edition, with introduction and commentary in English, of the Greek text. The Mantissa is a collection of short discussions, transmitted as a supplement to the treatise On the Soul by the Aristotelian commentator Alexander of Aphrodisias (c.200 AD). The collection includes discussion of a range of topics, among them the nature of soul and intellect, theories of how seeing takes place, issues in ethics, and the nature of fate. The text is based upon a new collation of the principal manuscript, the ninth century Venetus Marcianus graecus 258, and the apparatus corrects Bruns’ misreportings of the principal manuscript and of the others that he used. Account has also been taken of the medieval Arabic and Latin versions of some of the sections which circulated independently, notably On Intellect which had a substantial influence on medieval philosophy. The introduction is chiefly concerned with the manuscripts and the relation between them. The commentary is based on the notes to the editor’s English translation of the work (London: Duckworth and Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2004); however, the commentary also takes into account more recent work on the collection by various scholars.

Alexander Aphrodisiensis De anima libri mantissa 1st Table of contents:

• Chapter 1: The Existence of the Soul

  • The arguments for the soul’s existence
  • Differentiating between the soul and the body
  • The soul as the principle of life

• Chapter 2: The Parts of the Soul

  • The three types of soul (vegetative, sensitive, and rational)
  • The relationship between the parts of the soul
  • Analysis of the faculties and their roles

• Chapter 3: The Soul’s Relationship with the Body

  • How the soul and body interact
  • The concept of the soul as the form of the body
  • The immortality of the soul and its separation from the body

• Chapter 4: The Faculties of the Soul

  • The vegetative faculties: nutrition, growth, and reproduction
  • The sensitive faculties: perception and sensation
  • The rational faculties: intellect, thought, and understanding

• Chapter 5: The Nature of Sensation

  • The process of sensory perception
  • How the senses relate to the intellect
  • The role of the senses in the acquisition of knowledge

• Chapter 6: The Intellect and Its Operations

  • The nature of the intellect in human beings
  • Active and passive intellect
  • The process of abstract thinking and reasoning

• Chapter 7: The Unity of the Soul

  • How the different faculties of the soul operate together
  • The unity of the rational soul and its integration with the other faculties
  • The relationship between the intellect and the senses

• Chapter 8: The Soul and Its Immortality

  • Alexander’s views on the immortality of the soul
  • Arguments for and against the immortality of the rational soul
  • The soul’s role in achieving ultimate happiness or eudaimonia

• Chapter 9: The Ethical Implications of the Soul’s Nature

  • The role of the soul in moral and ethical behavior
  • Virtue and the cultivation of the rational faculties
  • How the soul’s faculties influence moral decision-making

• Chapter 10: Critique of Aristotelian Ideas on the Soul

  • Alexander’s disagreements with Aristotle on the nature of the soul
  • His revisions and refinements of Aristotle’s ideas
  • The evolution of thought on the soul from Aristotle to Alexander

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