GAIETANUS de THIENIS; JANDUNO, Joannes de.

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.A very good copy of the second edition of this important incunabular collection of three Aristotelian commentaries, the first two being milestones of early psychology. Gaietanus de Thiene (1387-1465?) was professor of philosophy and medicine at Padua, where he introduced, through his commentaries, many philosophical theories from England and France. As far as we know, most of these commentaries were written for use in a university setting. As a consequence, the choice of texts commented upon and the degree of detail given to a certain passage is often due, at least in part, to its use in a classroom, a universitarian debate or its relevance for exams (Stan. Enc. Phil.). Gaietanus s commentary on Aristotle s De anima which has been called the first book of scientific psychology was read by medical students to understand how a creature could be defined as living or having a soul , the nature and kinds of soul (vegetative, animal, rational, etc.), reproduction, nutrition, the senses and the concept of sensation, the intellect, and movement according to the number of senses possessed. These fundamental questions were argued by physicians, for instance, when determining whether/when a foetus was alive or how movements are generated through the brain and nerves. Partly influenced by Averroism, Gaietanus provides short Latin excerpts from De anima , followed by commentary. . Quaestiones de sensu agente , was written entirely by Gaietanus. Its subject, clearly inspired by De anima ,

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