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

Hrčak ID:

272034

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/272034

Publication date:

7.1.2022.

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