Transformations of the Soul

Aristotelian Psychology 1250-1650
Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-90-474-2713-1
Verlag: Brill Academic Publishers

Sonstiges, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 1600 mm x 2400 mm, Gewicht: 401 g

Aristotle’s 'De anima' shaped philosophical debates far beyond the Middle Ages and gave rise to a number of theories about the nature of the soul, its various functions and its relation to the body. The ten contributions to this book, a special issue of the journal 'Vivarium', examine some of these theories in the period between Albertus Magnus and Descartes. They pay particular attention to the question of how the metaphysical status of the soul and its parts was explained, and analyze Aristotelian accounts of cognitive activities such as perceiving, imagining and thinking. The ten case studies focus both on defenders of the Aristotelian paradigm and on its critics, arguing that one should not look for a moment of break with Aristotelianism, but for various stages of transformation.
Contributors are Lilli Alanen, Joel Biard, Jean-Baptiste Brenet, Richard Cross, Dag Hasse, Peter King, Ian Mclean, Martin Lenz, Lodi Nauta, Dominik Perler and Markus Wild.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Perler, Dominik

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Vor- und Frühgeschichte, prähistorische Archäologie

Über Autor(innen)

Dominik Perler, Professor of Philosophy at Humboldt University in Berlin, specializes in medieval and early modern philosophy. He studied in Fribourg and Göttingen (Habilitation 1996) and taught at the Universities of Oxford and Basel before moving to Berlin.