Περὶ Ψυχῆς

aka De Anima

On the Soul

Author

Aristotle

Language

Classical Attic Greek

Year

c. 335-322 BC

Country

Classical Athens

Genre

Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise

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On the Soul is a major treatise written by Aristotle c. 350 BC classifying organisms' souls by their operations. In it, he alleges plants have the capacity for nourishment and reproduction, the minimum that must be possessed by any kind of living organism. Lower animals have, in addition, the powers of sense-perception and self-motion (action). Humans have all these as well as intellect.