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This paper looks at the parts of the soul and at its relationship to the formal cause. The paper explains that the soul is the thing - it can be dormant - that prompts the body to act in certain ways, the two of them - the soul and the body - are inseparable and the soul seems to have about five distinct parts that manifest themselves in different living beings in accordance with where that creature ranks on the hierarchy of living organisms; in other words, a creature that is higher up the evolution scale will manifest more aspects or parts of the soul than a being that is at the bottom end of the scale. The paper adds that these parts appear to be called "potentialities" by Aristotle and it looks as though he perceives the parts of the soul to really be things that are dormant until set into motion by a host body.

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The Nature of the Soul According to Aristotle This paper looks at the nature of the soul according to Aristotle; the paper will similarly look at its parts (the parts of the soul, that is) and at its relationship to the formal cause. Overall, the soul is the thing - it can be dormant - that prompts the body to act in certain ways, the two of them - the soul and the body - are inseparable and the soul seems to have about five distinct parts that manifest themselves in different living beings in accordance with where that creature ranks on the hierarchy of living organisms; in other words, a creature that is higher up the evolution scale will manifest more aspects or parts of the

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