Thesis
First principles in Aristotle's psychology: the science of soul in De Anima 1
- Abstract:
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This thesis analyses the method, purpose, and results of Aristotle's treatment of a select number of Presocratic and Platonic theses about the soul within the context of De Anima 1. Contrary to a prevalent interpretation of De Anima 1 which sees Aristotle's treatment of his predecessors' psychological views as dialectical, I argue that Aristotle treats his predecessors as having offered potentially viable hypotheses about the nature of the soul, and that these hypotheses ...
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Contributors
+ Johanson, T
Division:
HUMS
Department:
Philosophy Faculty
Role:
Supervisor
+ Judson, L
Division:
HUMS
Department:
Philosophy Faculty
Role:
Supervisor
Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 2015
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- Oxford University, UK
Item Description
- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Subjects:
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- ora:12172
- Deposit date:
- 2015-08-20
Terms of use
- Copyright holder:
- Carter, J
- Copyright date:
- 2015
- Notes:
- This thesis is not currently available on ORA.
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