Single Idea 24056

[catalogued under 17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 2. Interactionism]

Full Idea

That the soul is not separable from the body - or that certain parts of it are not, if it naturally has parts - is quite clear.

Gist of Idea

The soul (or parts of it) is not separable from the body

Source

Aristotle (De Anima [c.329 BCE], 413a04)

Book Reference

Aristotle: 'De Anima (on the psuche)', ed/tr. Reeve, C.D.C. [Hackett 2017], p.22


A Reaction

This doesn't make him a physicalist. I've seen him described in modern terms as a functionalist, but that makes the mind abstract and the body concrete. Perhaps he is an 'Integrationist' (as Descartes might be in his 'pilot' passage).

Related Idea

Idea 3616 The soul must unite with the body to have appetites and sensations [Descartes]