Description
Book SynopsisThis richly annotated, scrupulously accurate, and consistent translation of Aristotle's
De Anima fits seamlessly with other volumes in the series.
Sequentially numbered endnotes provide the information most needed at each juncture, while a detailed Index of Terms indicates places where focused discussion of key notions occurs. An illuminating general Introduction describes the book that lies ahead, explaining what sort of work it is and what sorts of evidence it relies on.
Trade Review"This is C. D. C. Reeve's entirely new version of Aristotle's fascinating, and at the same time superbly difficult, text. The translation is faithful, concise, and extraordinarily thoughtful. Any student of the
De Anima will no doubt greatly profit from it. Reeve's Introduction focuses on the place of the study of the soul in Aristotle's biology and—controversially—theology. With this he provides a refreshing and highly instructive counterpoint to an idea still very powerful in the secondary literature. This is the thought that the
De Anima pertains to the province of 'the philosophy of mind.' Reeve shows that the
De Anima is much more than this. A remarkable contribution."
—Klaus Corcilius, University of California, Berkeley and The University of Tübingen
"This is an excellent translation of Aristotle's
De Anima or
On the Soul, part of C.D.C. Reeve's impressive ongoing project of translating Aristotle's works for the
New Hackett Aristotle. Reeve's translation is careful and accurate, committed to faithfully rendering Aristotle into English while making him as readable as possible. This edition features excellent notes that will greatly assist readers (especially in their inclusion of related passages that illuminate the sections they annotate) and an introduction that situates the work within Aristotle's scientific method and his overall view of reality."
—Caleb Cohoe,
Metropolitan State University of Denver, in
Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
