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Aristotelian commentary

Commentary on Aristotle's De Anima

A commentary on soul, life, perception, imagination, and intellect.

Date

1267-1268

Why it matters

It is a key philosophical background for Aquinas's account of the soul as form of the body and for abstraction.

How to read it

  1. 1Keep the grades of life and powers of soul distinct.
  2. 2Study sensation and imagination before intellect.
  3. 3Compare the commentary with De anima and De unitate intellectus.