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De anima / Aristotle ; translated with an introduction and commentary by Christopher Shields.

By: Aristotle [author.]Contributor(s): Shields, Christopher John [editor,, translator.]Language: English Original language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453) Series: Clarendon Aristotle seriesEdition: First editionDescription: li, 415 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmISBN: 9780199243440; 0199243441; 9780199243457; 019924345XUniform titles: De anima. English Subject(s): Aristotle. De anima | De anima (Aristotle) | Philosophy of mind -- Early works to 1800 | Philosophy of mindGenre/Form: Early works.DDC classification: 128 LOC classification: B415.A5 | S55 2016
Contents:
General Introduction -- A Note on the Text -- Discursive Outline of De Anima -- TRANSLATION -- Book I -- Book II -- Book III -- Textual Notes and Variant Readings -- COMMENTARY -- Book I -- Book II -- Book III -- Glossary of Aristotelian Terminology.
Summary: The Clarendon Aristotle Series is designed for both students and professionals. It provides accurate translations of selected Aristotelian texts, accompanied by incisive commentaries that focus on philosophical problems and issues, The volumes in the series have been widely welcomed and favourably reviewed. Important new titles are being added to the series, and a number of well-established volumes are being reissued with revisions and/or supplementary material. Christopher Shields presents a new translation and commentary of Aristotle's De Anima, a work of interest to philosophers at all levels, as well as psychologists and students interested in the nature of life and living systems. The volume provides a full translation of the complete work, together with a comprehensive commentary. While sensitive to philological and textual matters, the commentary addresses itself to the philosophical reader who wishes to understand and assess Aristotle's accounts of the soul and body; perception; thinking; action; and the character of living systems. It aims to present controversial aspects of the text in a neutral, fair-minded manner, so that readers can come to be equipped to form their own judgments. This volume includes the crucial first book, which the original translation in the Clarendon Aristotle Series omitted. A complete English edition of one of the most influential of all philosophical works ; Clear and accurate translation ; A substantial philosophical commentary guides the reader through the work ; A comprehensive introduction Aristotle's theories within their intellectual and historical context.--Publisher website.
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Translated from the Ancient Greek.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-410) and index.

General Introduction -- A Note on the Text -- Discursive Outline of De Anima -- TRANSLATION -- Book I -- Book II -- Book III -- Textual Notes and Variant Readings -- COMMENTARY -- Book I -- Book II -- Book III -- Glossary of Aristotelian Terminology.

The Clarendon Aristotle Series is designed for both students and professionals. It provides accurate translations of selected Aristotelian texts, accompanied by incisive commentaries that focus on philosophical problems and issues, The volumes in the series have been widely welcomed and favourably reviewed. Important new titles are being added to the series, and a number of well-established volumes are being reissued with revisions and/or supplementary material. Christopher Shields presents a new translation and commentary of Aristotle's De Anima, a work of interest to philosophers at all levels, as well as psychologists and students interested in the nature of life and living systems. The volume provides a full translation of the complete work, together with a comprehensive commentary. While sensitive to philological and textual matters, the commentary addresses itself to the philosophical reader who wishes to understand and assess Aristotle's accounts of the soul and body; perception; thinking; action; and the character of living systems. It aims to present controversial aspects of the text in a neutral, fair-minded manner, so that readers can come to be equipped to form their own judgments. This volume includes the crucial first book, which the original translation in the Clarendon Aristotle Series omitted. A complete English edition of one of the most influential of all philosophical works ; Clear and accurate translation ; A substantial philosophical commentary guides the reader through the work ; A comprehensive introduction Aristotle's theories within their intellectual and historical context.--Publisher website.