Single Idea 11360

[catalogued under 1. Philosophy / B. History of Ideas / 3. Greek-English Lexicon]

Full Idea

Psuche: mind, soul, life

Gist of Idea

Psuche: mind, soul, life

Source

PG (Db (lexicon) [c.1001 BCE], 75)


A Reaction

The interesting thing about this is that we have tended to translate it as 'soul', but Aristotle says plants have it, and not merely conscious beings. It is something like the 'form' of a living thing, but then 'form' is a misleading translation too.