Full Idea
Democritus says the soul is the same thing as the mind.
Gist of Idea
The soul is the same as the mind
Source
report of Democritus (fragments/reports [c.431 BCE], A101) by Aristotle - De Anima 405a10
A Reaction
This is not in contrast to the Christian concept of the soul, but in contrast to the normal view of psuché, which is more like the life that permeates the whole body. Democritus was more in tune than Aristotle with modern thought on this.
Book Reference
Democritus: 'Early Greek Phil VII: Democritus', ed/tr. Laks,A/Most,G [Harvard Loeb 2016], p.191
Related Idea
Idea 20913 Democritus says the soul is the body, and thinking is thus the mixture of the body [Democritus, by Theophrastus]