Aristotle · Philosophy

The Soul and the Senses

Aristotle’s theory of the soul as the form of the living body - neither a separate spirit nor reducible to matter - and his account of perception and the faculties of life.

What you'll be able to recall

You learned that Aristotle held the soul to be the form of the living body, not a separate substance, and gave an account of the faculties of life and perception. Explain his theory of the soul in your own words.

Leads to Gilbert Ryle.

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