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Aristotle’s Idea of the Soul

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  • © 1996

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Authors:
  1. Herbert Granger

    1. Department of Philosophy, College of Liberal Arts, Wayne State University, Detroit, USA

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Part of the book series: Philosophical Studies Series (PSSP, volume 68)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Herbert Granger
    Pages 1-14

  3. The Case for Attributivism

    • Herbert Granger
    Pages 15-28

  4. A Taxonomy for Attributivism

    • Herbert Granger
    Pages 29-56

  5. The Case for Substantialism

    • Herbert Granger
    Pages 57-81

  6. A Taxonomy for Substantialism

    • Herbert Granger
    Pages 83-109

  7. The Agency of the Soul: The Case for Substantialism Reconsidered

    • Herbert Granger
    Pages 111-131

  8. The Nature of Soul: The Property-Thing

    • Herbert Granger
    Pages 133-158

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 159-187
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About this book

Aristotle's Idea of the Soul considers the nature of the soul within Aristotle's psychology and natural philosophy. A survey is provided of the contemporary interpretations of Aristotle's idea of the soul, which are prominent in the Aristotelian scholarship within the analytic tradition. These interpretations are divided into two positions: `attributivism', which considers the soul to be a property; and `substantialism', which considers it to be a thing. Taxonomies are developed for attributivism and substantialism, and the cases for each of them are considered. It is concluded that neither position may be maintained without compromise, since Aristotle ascribes to the soul features that belong exclusively to a thing and exclusively to a property. Aristotle treats the soul as a `property-thing', as a cross between a thing and a property. It is argued that Aristotle comes by this idea of the soul because his hylomorphism casts the soul as a property and his causal doctrine presents it as a causal agent and thereby as a thing.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Philosophy, College of Liberal Arts, Wayne State University, Detroit, USA

    Herbert Granger

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Aristotle’s Idea of the Soul

  • Authors: Herbert Granger

  • Series Title: Philosophical Studies Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0785-5

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1996

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-4033-1Published: 31 May 1996

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-4700-7Published: 28 October 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-0785-5Published: 09 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0921-8599

  • Series E-ISSN: 2542-8349

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 188

  • Topics: Classical Philosophy, Metaphysics, Ontology, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science

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