PHL 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Bungee Cord, Jigsaw Puzzle, Proprioception
15 Apr 2017
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We can"t immediately know ourselves without having any other information. Avicenna has a theory of how the mind works that he gets from aristotle, complicated theory about how the brain works. 980 ad avicenna (dies in 1037 ad) Canon of medicine in use up to the 18th century (arabic medicine was more superior) Soul = principle of life (what makes living things alive) distinguishes living things from other things. On the soul (book 2, chapter 1) the soul is the first actuality of an organic body capable of life (functionally structured body) the soul brings this kind of body to life. First actuality be ready to act second actuality act. Clay is potentially the thing, the vase is the realization of it similarly, soul is the form of a living body. If the soul has the principle of live every living thing has a life including plants and animals.
