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]