Aristotle On The Soul

Question 1

Aristotle disagreed with Plato and was more interested in the physical world and what could be learnt about by scientific, ? observation.

Answer 1

Empirical.

Question 2

In Aristotle’s view, the soul was a “?”, meaning “essence” or “real thing”. He thought the physical body was in a continual state of ? but the “substance” remained the same.

Answer 2

Substance.

Change.

Question 3

Aristotle’s term for “soul” was “?”.

Answer 3

Psyche.

Question 4

Aristotle took a more ? attitude towards the soul, considering it not to be ? but including matter and structure of the body along with its functions and capabilities.

Answer 4

Materialistic.

Invisible.

Question 5

In his treatise, “? ?” (“On The Soul), he began by saying that “the soul is in some sense the ? of animal life”.

Answer 5

De Anima.

Principle.

Question 6

For Aristotle, the soul wasn’t a separate ?, distinct from the body.

Answer 6

Entity.

Question 7

According to Aristotle:

• Plants have a vegetative or “?” soul.
• Animals have “?” souls because they have senses.
• Humans have a higher degree because they have the ability to ?

Answer 7

Nutritive.
Perceptive.
Reason.

Question 8

Aristotle’s thinking about the soul is linked with his ideas about ?; the soul is that which gives the matter it’s form, its ? and its final purpose (?).

Answer 8

Causality.
Efficiency.
Telos.

Question 9

For Aristotle, the soul was ? from the living body in the same way that the shape stamped into a block of wax is inseparable from the matter of the wax.

Answer 9

Inseparable.

Question 10

Because of his belief, Aristotle’s view didn’t allow for the idea that the soul could ? the death of the body in any way.

Answer 10

Survive.

Question 11

“To attain any assured ? of the ? is one of the most difficult things in the world.” (Aristotle, Book 1, “De ?”).

Answer 11

Knowledge.
Soul.
Anima.