Ebook: On the Soul: and Other Psychological works

"What is the nature of the soul? It is this question that Aristotle sought to answer in De Anima (On the Soul). In doing so he offers a psychological theory that encompasses not only human beings but all living beings. Its basic thesis, that the soul is the form of an organic body, sets it in sharp contrast with both Pre-Socratic physicalism and Platonic dualism. On the Soul contains Aristotle's definition of the soul, and his explanations of nutrition, perception, cognition, and animal self-motion. The general theory in De Anima is augmented in the shorter works of Parva Naturalia, which deal with perception, memory and recollection, sleep and dreams, longevity, life-cycles, and psycho-physiology. This new translation brings together all of Aristotle's extant and complementary psychological works, and adds as a supplement ancient testimony concerning his lost writings dealing with the soul. The introduction by Fred D. Miller, Jr. explains the central place of the soul in Aristotle's natural science, the unifying themes of his psychological theory, and his continuing relevance for modern philosophy and psychology"--Publisher's website.;Introduction: Scope and nature of Aristotle's psychological works ; Life of Aristotle ; Aristotle's philosophical framework ; Methods and problems of Aristotle's psychology ; Examination of predecessors' theories ; Definition of soul ; Nutrition and reproduction ; Sense-perception ; Imagination and appearance ; Thought ; Self-movement ; Teleological explanation of the psychic faculties ; The role of bodily organs ; Transmission and reception of Aristotle's writings ; Aristotle and modern philosophical psychology -- Note on the translation -- Select bibliography -- Outline of Aristotle's Psychological Works -- A chronology of Aristotle -- On the Soul (De Anima). Book I : Introduction : survey or previous theories -- Book II : Definition of the soul : nutrition : perceptions -- Book III : Perception (continued) : imagination : thought : self-movement : conclusion -- Parva Naturalia. On perception and perceptible objects -- On memory and recollection -- On sleep and waking -- On dreams -- On prophecy through sleep -- On length and shortness of life -- On youth and old age, life and death, and respiration -- Selected testimony and fragments -- Hymn to Hermias.