On the soul and other psychological works
Aristoteles
Bok · Engelsk · 2018
| Originaltittel | [ Verker .] Engelsk
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| Omfang | lxxiv, 276 sider
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| Opplysninger | Oversatt fra gammelgresk. - Introduction: Scope and nature of Aristotle's psychological works ; Life of Aristotle ; Aristotle's philosophical framework ; Methods and problems of Aristotle's psychology ; Examination of predecessors' theories ; Definition of soul ; Nutrition and reproduction ; Sense-perception ; Imagination and appearance ; Thought ; Self-movement ; Teleological explanation of the psychic faculties ; The role of bodily organs ; Transmission and reception of Aristotle's writings ; Aristotle and modern philosophical psychology -- Note on the translation -- Select bibliography -- Outline of Aristotle's Psychological Works -- A chronology of Aristotle -- On the Soul (De Anima). Book I : Introduction : survey or previous theories -- Book II : Definition of the soul : nutrition : perceptions -- Book III : Perception (continued) : imagination : thought : self-movement : conclusion -- Parva Naturalia. On perception and perceptible objects -- On memory and recollection -- On sleep and waking -- On dreams -- On prophecy through sleep -- On length and shortness of life -- On youth and old age, life and death, and respiration -- Selected testimony and fragments -- Hymn to Hermias.. - Aristotle's De Anima (On the Soul) is one of the great classics of philosophy. Aristotle examines the nature of the soul-sense-perception, imagination, cognition, emotion, and desire, including, memory, dreams, and processes such as nutrition, growth, and death.This volume brings together all of Aristotle's psychological works along with ancient testimony concerning lost works for the first time in over eighty years. A new consistent English translation based on the most reliable critical editions and recent scholarly research- A new translations which strives to reflect Aristotle's style, to be clear and accessible, and to avoid such impediments to the general reader as unnecessary scholastic jargon and latinized syntax. Invaluable introduction examines the central place of the soul in Aristotle's philosophical system, the unifying themes of his psychological theory, his distinctive methodology, and his continuing relevance for modern philosophy and psychology.
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| ISBN | 9780199588213
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