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“We have no evidence as yet about mind or the power to think; it seems to be a widely different kind of soul, differing as what is eternal from what is perishable; it alone is capable of existence in isolation from all other psychic powers.”

Quote by Aristotle

Book:On the Soul

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On the Soul

This book delves into the metaphysical and existential questions surrounding the soul, examining its role in human existence and consciousness. more

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Aristotle

Aristotle, a renowned Greek philosopher, is one of the founders of Western philosophy. His thoughts covered a wide range of fields, including ethics, logic, politics, and had a profound impact on the world. more

“But nothing is yet clear on the subject of the intellect and the contemplative faculty. However, it seems to be another kind of soul, and this alone admits of being separated, as that which is eternal from that which is perishable, while it is clear from these remarks that the other parts of the soul are not separable, as some assert them to be, though it is obvious that they are conceptually distinct.”

Kind Soul Seems Clear Subjects Eternal Obvious Intellect Faculty Remarks Contemplative

Author:Aristotle

“The soul is the cause or source of the living body. The terms cause and source have many senses. But the soul is the cause of its body alike in all three senses which we explicitly recognize. It is (a) the source or origin of movement, it is (b) the end, it is (c) the essence of the whole living body.”

Soul Ends Whole Body Three Causes Term Movement Source Essence Senses

Book:On the Soul

Source: On the Soul

“All food must be capable of being digested, and that what produces digestion is warmth; that is why everything that has soul in it possesses warmth.”

Soul Produce Capable Warmth Digestion

Book:On the Soul

Source: On the Soul

“There are two distinctive peculiarities by reference to which we characterize the soul (1) local movement and (2) thinking, discriminating, and perceiving. Thinking both speculative and practical is regarded as akin to a form of perceiving; for in the one as well as the other the soul discriminates and is cognizant of something which is.”