نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
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عنوان مقاله [English]
The question of plurality or unity of human soul is among the topics
which basically originate from Plato's and Aristotle's works. Plato
considers the subject from two approaches and finally accepts the
plurality whereas Aristotle deems it unreasonable to reckon the soul to
be plural and divisible and consequently admits the unity of the soul.
Regarding these two theories (i.e. the unity of the human soul and the
plurality of it), the philosophers have to either confirmed one theory
and reject the other at the same time. Therefore the two Peripatetic
Islamic and Christian philosophers, Avicenna and Thomas Aquinas are
inclines toward the “unity of soul “theory. The difference of these two
philosophers is in that Avicenna’s requires clarifications due to some
conflicting aspects in his theory. This conflict arises from the
repeatedly emphasis on soul unity on one hand and in the meantime
attribution of human activities to three other souls. To integrate these
evidently clashing points it is possible to set forth two status namely
“definition and realization” (essence and existence). Aquinas assesses
the subject more rigorously and in more detail comparing to Avicenna
and while considering different views including Plato’s, proves the
dominance of Aristotle's theory over Plato’s.
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