In Lucretius: Argument of the poem …has two connected parts: the anima distributed throughout the body, which is the cause of sensation, and the animus in the breast, the central consciousness. The soul is born and grows with the body, and at death it is dissipated like “smoke.” Read More
work of Stahl
In Georg Ernst Stahl: Teachings in medicine …“natura” (nature) and sometimes “anima” (soul). Anima functioned with a natural reason (“ratio”), in contrast to logical, critical reasoning (“ratiocinatio”) that the rational soul performed. This natural reason of anima was the source of the remarkable self-healing power of the organism, and when misled, such as by emotions, it… Read More
