Anonymous
7/5/2025, 10:56:18 PM No.24524283
For Aristotle, the self (or human person) is a hylomorphic composite of body and soul. The soul is not a separate entity imprisoned in the body, as Plato might suggest. Instead, the soul is the form of the body, its organizing principle and the actuality of a living being. This means the soul is intrinsically linked to the body and cannot exist without it (with the possible exception of the intellect, which some interpretations suggest has a distinct, immortal aspect). Therefore, the "self" for Aristotle is a unified, psycho-physical entity.
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