
HoP 047 God Only Knows: Aristotle on Mind and God
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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Aristotle's Relationship Between Mind and Body
Aristotle provides an account of thinking in the third book of the deanima. Here he takes up the topic of mind, not in the sense of all our experiences. He refers here specifically to the capacity by which we achieve knowledge. Aristotle considers this to be an exalted, even divine capacity. It is realized through our souls, but not through any part of our body.
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