Aristotel in Descartes o zmožnostih duše

Abstract

Aristotle and Descartes on the Capacities of the Soul The purpose of this paper is to illuminate Aristotle’s and Descartes’s understanding of the capacities of the soul. This understanding, however, paves the way for a broader reflection on Aristotle’s and Descartes’s philosophical anthropology. Accordingly, the text is conceived in such a way that we first follow Aristotle’s understanding of the capacities of the soul. Alongside, we discuss Descartes’s understanding, always with regard to the individual capacity of the soul highlighted in Aristotle. The capacities of the soul, which we discuss in this paper, follow Aristotle’s division of the soul into vegetative, sensory, and rational capacity. The starting point of the paper is the question of the connection of soul and body in Aristotle’s and Descartes’s philosophy.

Keywords

• aristotle
• descartes
• philosophical anthropology
• soul
• sense perception