Themistius

Author(s):
Haas, F.A.J. de (0000-0003-4142-7150)
Editor(s):
Marmodoro, A.; Cartwright, S.
Published
2018
Publication type
Part of book or chapter of book

Abstract

The chapter provides an novel analysis of the four types of intellect that Themistius finds in Aristotle's De anima III.4-5. It is shown that the relations between these intellects and their respective substrates are governed by four general principles derived from Aristotle's Physics and Metaphysics. Together they allow Themistius to establish a coherent account of human beings as rational individuals who share in divine knowledge, while being unified compounds of soul and body.

Aristotlephilosophy of mindhylomorphismphysics
Date issued
2018-12-31
Language
English
Publisher
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Is part of
A History of Mind and Body in Late Antiquity (2018), p. 111-128
ISBN source
9781107181212
hdl
1887/3454544
doi
10.1017/9781316848531