PHIL 200 Lecture 17: phil 200 Aristotle De Anima notes 3
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10/13 body does not adhere to an underlying thing life is a form of a natural body that has life as potency. 412b soul is not body, but soul and body are one: hylomorphism material form ism. Ca(cid:374)"t ha(cid:448)e for(cid:373) (cid:449)ithout (cid:373)atter, ca(cid:374)"t ha(cid:448)e (cid:373)atter (cid:449)ithout for(cid:373) Teleological explanation defining something in terms of its end. 415a 20 soul"s powers looking at nutritive power activity in virtue of soul (thinking and perceiving) must look at the object the activity pertains to. Why do plants grow both up and down: soul is the cause of it growing and nourishing itself. 416a 10 nourishment /growth may be the nature of fire (produces heat: growth of fire without limit, but natural bodies have limit for size and growth, growth and nourishment are characteristics of the soul. Page 56 at the bottom/ page 57 at the top.
