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EudemiEatnh iBcoso kIs, I Ia,n dV IIIM JCHAELW OODS
Seconedd ition
MetaphysBiocoskB sa ndK 1-2 ARTHURM ADIGAN,S J
MetaphysBiocosk1 s, fl ,a ndE CHRISTOPHER KIRWAN
Seconedd ition
MetaphysBiocosk zsa ndH DAVIDB OSTOCK
MetaphysBiocosk0 STEPHENM AKIN
MetaphysBiocosk Ms andN JULIAA NNAS
NicomachEetahni Bcoso kVsI IaIn dI X MICHAELP AKALUK
Ont heP artosfA n imaIl-sI VJ AMEGS. L ENNOX
PhysiBcoso kIsa ndI I WILLIAMC HARLTON
Newi mpresswiiotsnhu pplemenmtaatreyr ial
PhysiBcoso kIsI aIn dI V EDWARD HUSSEY
Newi mpresswiiotsnhu pplemenmtaatreyr ial
PhysiBcoso kVsI IID ANIELG RAHAM
PolitBiocosk Isa ndI I TREVORJ .S AUNDERS
PolitBiocosk IsI aIn dI V RICHARDR OBINSON
Newi mpresswiiotsnhu pplemenmtaatreyr biyaD la viKde yt
PolitBiocosk vsa ndV I DAVIDK EYT
PolitBiocosk VsI aIn dV IIIR ICHARDKR AUT
PosterAinoarl ytiJcONsA THANB ARNES
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PrioArn alytBiocoskI GISELAS TRIKER
TopiBcoso kIsa ndV IIIR OBINS MITH
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ARISTOTLE
De Anima
Translated
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by
CHRISTOPHER SHIELDS
CLARENDON PRESS OXFORD
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
BecausIe h aveh adg raduataensda dvancuendd ergraduates
foremositnm indw henp repartihnigts r anslaatnidco onm men
taryI, h aveb eenm ostg ratefofulr thefe edbacokff erebdy
studenwthso k indlpyr evieweeadr liveerr sioonfts h itse xitn
classaensds eminaartas varieotfiy n stituAtlitonhso.u gh they
aret oon umeroutso l isbty name,I thankc orporataellly
thosweh o readp artosf t het ranslaatnidoc no mmentaarty
theU niversoifCt oyl oraadtoB ouldeCro,r neUlnli versity, the
ChinesUen iversoift Hyo ng Kong,S t.L ouisU niversity,
theH umboldUtn iversoifBt eyr lainnd,t heU niversoifOt xyfo rd.
Thesset udenhtasv ep roveenx tremaesltyu itnet heirre actions,
oftepnr essimneg fo r greatcelra riatnyde nhanceexde getical
directnAemsosn.gt hemI r emaiens pecicaolnlsyc ioofuh se lpful
feedbacfrko m WeiC hengJ,a kuDbe uretzbaYcuheurk,Oi h ta,
SydnePye nneRra,c heSli ngpurwaNlaltah,a naSetle iann,dP aul
Studtmann.
Twod octosrtauld einntO sx fordm eristp ecimaeln tioInnt. h e
conteoxfta graduasteem inoanrD e AnimJaa,s oCna rterre ad
thee ntitrrea nslaatnidco onm mentawriyt cha roeff,e rinnugm er
ousc orrectainodns su ggestfoiro inmsp rovemeAnsta . r esearch
assistTahnotm,a Asi nsworwtohr kemdi nutetlhyr outghhee ntire
manuscriispstu,ia nl go nsgt reaomfh ighslcyh ooloebds ervations
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liosfti mprovemeIna tms m.o stg ratetfuolt hemb oth.
Ia m pleasteobd e i na posittiooa nc knowlewdigtegh r atitude
thei nstitutsiuopnpaolwr hti cphe rmitmtee dt ofo cuso n this
projebcytr eleasmien frgo m othedru tiewsh,e thpeerd agogical
ora dministrWaetlicvoem.se u ppowratsp rovidbeytd h eU niver
sitoyfO xforLda,d yM argarHeatl lOx,fo rdt,h Cehi nesUen iversity
ofH ongK ong,a ndT OPOI,t heE xcelleCnlcues taetrt he
HumboldUtn iversoifBt eyr liInr .e viewtehdee ntiarnet epen
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
quitree markabIlh ea.v en od oubtth awti thoiuttgs o odo ffices,
Iw oulnde vehra vec omet ot hep oinitnl ifew herIec oulodff er
thiwso rkfo r publication.
Durintgh el onpge rioidnw hicthh ibso okh asb eeinn termit
tentulnyd eprr oductIih oand,t heb enefiotfi nstrucfeteidvbea ck
top resentagtiivoentnson umeroluesa rnseodc ietainedus n iver
sitiTehse.t ranslaotfit ohnefi rsbto okw asr eabdy a grouopf
scholaartCs a mbridUgnei versiMtayy' Wse ek,a tt hee ndo f
whicDha viSde dlekyi ndloyff eremde written comomfeh nitss
characterisstuipcearlislooyrr tI. r eceived sihmiiglha-rlleyv el
feedbafrcokm multi-sdeamyi naartsH okkaidUon iversaintdy
att heC entrEaulr opeUanni verswihteyr,Ie l earnmeudc hfr om
thea cutaen di nformeadu dienmceem bers.
OtherwiIs aem, a waroef p articuilmaprr ovememnatdse i n
respontsoed iscusswiiotnhDs o minic Bailey,B rCihtatraline,s
DaviCdh arleKse,iC hibaK,l auCso rcilPiauosl,Co r iveAlnlai ,
LaurEad elhoGffa,i Fli neJ,o hnG iberEtd,w arHdu sseTye,r ence
IrwiSne,a nK elseCyo,l iGnu thrie KPihnigl,lM iipt siGsr,a ham
OddieR,o berPta snaCuo,l iSnh ielRdisc,h arSdo rabCjhir,i sto
pheTra yloarn,d I akovVoass iliou.
Someo ft hosdei scusstiroancbsea ckt oa multi-year reading
grouopn D e Animaa tO rieClo llegOex,fo rdp,r esidoevde bry
DavidC harleTsh.e s hiftminegm berosf t hatg roupw,h ich
includgerda duastteu denptoss,t -doctsotruadle nptesr,m anent
poshto ldeirnsO xforda,n dv isitaicnagd emifrcosm thew orld
overfo,r cemde tor ethimnakn yo fm y firmescto nvictaiboonust
thed octrionfeD se AnimaT.h eya lscoo llectrievmeilnyd meed
thaatt ransloaftA orri stomtulseto ftepnl atyh er oloefa def acto
textucarli tic-aacncdo rdinlgilktyeh, a ctr itciacn,o no ccasion
dol itmtolree t haonff era modescto njecture.
Havinhga zardseudc cho njectIus ruebsm,i tttheedmfo rr eview
toF reMdi lletrow, h omI o wea s pecidaelbo tf g ratitHuedr ee.a d
thee ntipreen ultimdartaefo tft het ranslaatnidoc no mmentary
witaht tentainodln e arninagd,r oiptoliyn titnhgew ayfo rwaridn
severdailffi cuplats sagSetsi.gl rle atiesmr y debtto t hee ditoofr
theC larendon Aristotle Sweirtiahe hs i.g hEdlqeyuv ieplpoepde d
sensoef A ristoteplrioasanen da deepm asteoryfA ristotelian
philosoLpihny,d sJauyd soonff erendu merocuosr rections, while
demandignrge atcelra ridteyp,t ha,n dfi deliatlyw,a ysst eering
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
me ind irecttihoanItsa m glatdo h aveg oneI.a m permanently
gratetfuolh imfo rh iisn struction.
Finaltlhye,ri esa nothseorr otfd ebtd,i staanntdi ndiroewcetd,
bye vercyo mmentaotnoD re A nima tthoel egioofns cholwahros
haveg oneb efore. Tahreers eo me8 00k nowna ndc atalogued
commentaroineD se Animam,a nyo fw hicIhh avefr eelcyo n
sultteodm y greaetd ificatTihoenm .o numental commeonft aries
earlier genseormaeta inocnises,no tm,e m edievaanld,s omem od
ernh,a voef telna ionp eno nm y desaks I w asw orkitnhgr ouag h
puzzlipnasgs aTghe.ev asmta joriotfty h ea uthoorfts hesweo rks
aren ol ongewri thu st ob et hankebdu,tI c alolu tt ot hemi n
thankasl tlh es ameL.i keo thesrt udenotfDs e AnimaI, h ave
learniemdm easuratbhlryo utghhe ieffro rts.
Asfo rt hed isquietthionugg thhta Ito ffenro wt he8 01s(to sro )
commentaornyt hitse xItt ,h antkh efi rsetd itoofrt heC larendon
Aristotle JsoehrnAi ceksr,i folrl a,s surianngde ncouragmien g
withh isq uiectr,y stalline ctohnavetia ccthgi eonne ratoifo n
philosopmhuesrtsr emakAer istoteplhiialno soipnhi yt osw n
idiome,v enw hilset rivtionfa gt homa,s s omeo fo urG erman
friendssa yw,i ee se igentgleiwcehs iesnt .
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CONTENTS
GenerIanlt roduction xi
1.T heP lacoefD eA nimai nt heA ristotCeolripauns xii
n. SomeP rinciopflH eysl omorpEhxipcl anation xiv
m. Soualn dB ody xvu
A. Soul-BoHdyyl omorphism xvu
B. A Probleamb ouSto ul-BoHdyyl omorphism xxu
1v.T heF acultoifte hse S oul xxviii
A. TheN utritSiovuel xxx
B. Perception xxxn
c.R eason xxxix
v.C onclusion xliii
A Noteo nt heT ext xlv
DiscursOiuvtel ionfDe e Anima xlix
TRANSLATION I
BOOK I I
BOOK II 22
BOOKI II 50
TEXTUAL NOTES AND VARIANTR EADINGS 75
COMMENTA RY
79
BOOK I 79
GenerIanlt roducttoBi ooonkI 79
ChaptIenrt roducwtiitoChno sm mentaries 82
BOOK II 165
GenerIanlt roducttoBi ooonkII 165
ChaptIenrt roducwtiitoChno sm mentaries 166
BOOK III 255
GenerIanlt roducttoBi ooonkI II 255
ChaptIenrt roducwtiitoChno sm mentaries 257
DiscursGilvoes saorfAy r istotTeelrimainn ology 381
Bibliography 397
Index 41r
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