The soul and its instrumental body : a reinterpretation of Aristotle's philosophy of living nature

Bos, A. P 2003 Brill's studies in intellectual history, 0920-8607 ( Serie ) Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, MA : Brill 9789004247635 | BRILL9789004247635 Abstract

Aristotle's definition of the soul should be interpreted as: 'the soul is the entelechy of a natural body that serves as its instrument'. The theory of a fine-corporeal body makes it much easier to understand Aristotle's position between Plato and the Stoics . This correction puts paid to all theories about a development in Aristotle's thought.

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