NDPR Alexandra V. Alván León Der Intellekt als volkommene Potenz: Rezeption und Umdeutung der aristotelischen Nuslehre bei Alexander von Aphrodisias

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Alexandra V. Alván León, Der Intellekt als volkommene Potenz: Rezeption und Umdeutung der aristotelischen Nuslehre bei Alexander von Aphrodisias, De Gruyter, 2024, 274pp., $139.99 (hbk) ISBN 9783111441993.

Reviewed by Robert Roreitner, Charles University

Alexander of Aphrodisias is the most influential—and most polarizing—ancient interpreter of Aristotle. His account of the human soul was a notorious target of criticisms (and invectives) throughout the centuries, but some hailed his as the most authentic, sober ancient version of Aristotelianism. The latter tendency has become more and more dominant since the mid-20th century. And recent decades witnessed a heyday of specialized Alexander-studies. It is thus rather surprising that the latest monograph on Alexander’s account of intellect (nous) was—until recently—Paul Moraux’s 1942 dissertation, in many respects still informed by the Medieval view of Alexander as a perverter of Aristotle’s...