Il «Problema di Ackrill» e la «Tesi dei Due Corpi»: Per una critica all’interpretazione funzionalista della psicologia aristotelica

Titolo Rivista RIVISTA DI STORIA DELLA FILOSOFIA
Autori/Curatori Giulia Mingucci
Anno di pubblicazione 2023 Fascicolo 2023/3 Lingua Italiano
Numero pagine 17 P. 447-463 Dimensione file 179 KB
DOI 10.3280/SF2023-003007
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Keywords:hylomorphism, functionalism, body, soul, generation, prime matter.

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Giulia Mingucci, Il «Problema di Ackrill» e la «Tesi dei Due Corpi»: Per una critica all’interpretazione funzionalista della psicologia aristotelica in "RIVISTA DI STORIA DELLA FILOSOFIA" 3/2023, pp 447-463, DOI: 10.3280/SF2023-003007