One of important questions, which Philoponus considers in his On Aristotle On the Soul is the question on the soul as a principle of live and on relation between parts of the soul and a natural organic body. Considering the question, he proposes a number of arguments on life of the embryo and discusses, whether the embryo is an animal or just a plant. In my presentation I will analyze Philoponus’ arguments on animation of the embryo in the context of his doctrine of the soul.
     

Philoponus, soul, body, embryo