Filozofska istraživanja, Vol. 41 No. 4, 2021.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.21464/fi41410
The Concept of Pneumatic Body of Soul in John Philoponus’ Comments on Aristotle’s Treatise On the Soul
Dušan Ignjatović
orcid.org/0000-0003-4456-8653
; Univerzitet Crne Gore, Filozofski fakultet, Ul. Danila Bojovića bb, ME–81400 Nikšić
Abstract
This paper deals with an aspect of John Philoponus’ psychology, a 6th century Byzantine writer, which marks the early phase of his philosophical career. It is the ochēma/pneûma theory, which in Philoponus’ case represents an unusual fusion of Aristotelian, Platonic, and Stoic philosophy with Galenic physiology and anatomy. In this paper, we examine how this Christian Neoplatonist attempts to assimilate elements of two ancient traditions – philosophical and medical – into a peculiar psychological concept.
Keywords
John Philoponus; John the Grammarian; ochēma; pneûma; soul; body; perception; imagination; Aristotle; Neoplatonism; Galen
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Publication date:
7.1.2022.
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