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On the Soul: And Other Psychological Works

Book by Aristotle · 5 quotes · Lucid Dreaming, Philosophy, Psychology

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“On sleep and waking > I. General introduction: problems involving sleep (page 104) In addition, what is a dream? And owing to what cause do persons sleeping sometimes have dream-visions and sometimes not? Or is it the case that those asleep always dream but do not always remember it? And if this happens, what is the cause?”

“On sleep and waking > I. General introduction: problems involving sleep (page 104) And is it possible to foresee future events, or is this impossible? And in what manner is it possible, if it is? And are these future events human actions only, or do they include those which have a marvellous cause and those that occur by nature or spontaneously?”

“On dreams (page 114) I. To what faculty of the soul does dreaming belong? Next it is necessary to inquire about dreams. First, to what faculty of the soul do they appear, and does this affection belong to the faculty of thought or to the faculty of sense-perception? For these are the only faculties within us by which we are aware of anything.”