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A review by mikuthemuso
De Anima (On the Soul) by Aristotle
2.0
This was the strangest and most difficult thing I’ve ever read. Other than passages from Beyond Good and Evil, Hegel and Kant. This one is definitely on the top of the list. I’m not sure how this was influential to the Eastern theologians Maimonides and Ibn Sinna, but I’m intrigued to see what they saw in this text. I read some reviews, and read the wikipedia to get some context on his concepts.
Some of his ideas correspond with Freudian Psychoanalysis
The Plant Soul, responsible for nutrition is like the Id, the Id in turn is like the limbic system
The Animal Soul responsible for the senses is like the Ego, the ego in turn is like the self
The Human Soul responsible for rationality is like SuperEgo, the superego in turn is like the prefrontal cortex
Its a strange mix of philosophy, biology, and metaphysics.
Some of his ideas correspond with Freudian Psychoanalysis
The Plant Soul, responsible for nutrition is like the Id, the Id in turn is like the limbic system
The Animal Soul responsible for the senses is like the Ego, the ego in turn is like the self
The Human Soul responsible for rationality is like SuperEgo, the superego in turn is like the prefrontal cortex
Its a strange mix of philosophy, biology, and metaphysics.