ALEXANDER OF APHRODISIAS AND ARISTOTLE'S DE ANIMA: WHAT'S IN A COMMENTARY?
A study of testimonia for Alexander's lost commentary on Aristotle's De anima can shed new light on his interpretation of Aristotle. Two cases are discussed. (1) Alexander reads De anima 3.12 (434b3-8) as applying teleological explanation of soul's powers to the souls of heavenly bodies, which in hi...
| Publicado en: | Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies Vol. 55; no. 1; pp. 109 - 130 |
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