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238: De Anima 1: A Number that Moves Itself

Classical Stuff You Should Know

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Aristotle's Critique of the Soul as a Circle

In this chapter, they discuss Aristotle's critique of the theory that the soul is a circle made of numbers and forms. They ponder whether Aristotle is being charitable to the ideas or if he is setting up the proponents of the theory to be doofuses. They also highlight some puns Aristotle makes based on their ideas.

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