The Soul and Its Instrumental Body

The Soul and Its Instrumental Body
Author: A. P. Bos
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2003-01-01
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9789004130166

Aristotle's definition of the soul should be interpreted as: 'the soul is the entelechy of a natural body that serves as its instrument'. The theory of a fine-corporeal body makes it much easier to understand Aristotle's position between Plato and the Stoics . This correction puts paid to all theories about a development in Aristotle's thought.