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Aristotle’s De Anima (On the Soul) Three Analogies of Wax: Part of the Poetic Philosophy Series - Couverture souple

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9798902839101: Aristotle’s De Anima (On the Soul) Three Analogies of Wax: Part of the Poetic Philosophy Series
Couverture souple
ISBN 13 : 9798902839101
Editeur : Recursive Publishing, 2026

Synopsis

Aristotle’s On the Soul (De Anima) is the foundational work on life, perception, and mind in Western philosophy.
This translation presents the text through a sustained conceptual lens centered on Aristotle’s own guiding image: the analogy of impressed wax—the model by which form is received without matter, and by which life is understood as structured capacity rather than material substance.

Rather than modernizing Aristotle into psychological vocabulary or compressing his arguments into technical abstraction, this edition preserves the architectural clarity of his thinking. Key terms recur with disciplined consistency. Analogies are allowed to develop fully. The soul is treated as Aristotle treats it: not as a thing, but as an actualized organization of living capacities.

Special attention is given to the three central analogies that structure the work:

  • The seal impressed in wax

  • Perception as reception of form

  • The soul as the first actuality of a natural body

These are not illustrations added after the fact. They are the engines of Aristotle’s reasoning. This translation keeps them visible and operative throughout the text, allowing the reader to follow how Aristotle moves from nutrition to perception, from imagination to mind, without breaking conceptual continuity.

Part of the Poetic Philosophy Series, this volume approaches philosophy as something read slowly and structurally. The goal is not paraphrase or commentary, but training attention to form, capacity, and life as Aristotle understood them.

Ideal for:

  • Readers seeking a conceptually faithful Aristotle

  • Students of philosophy, psychology, and classical thought

  • Scholars interested in analogical reasoning and ancient philosophy of mind

This is De Anima rendered as Aristotle built it:
through form, analogy, and disciplined thought.

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Éditeur
Recursive Publishing
Date d'édition
2026
Langue
anglais
ISBN 13 
9798902839101
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
130
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