University of Tabriz Journal of Philosophical Investigations 2251-7960 12 22 2018 05 22 The place of psychology according to Aristotle The place of psychology according to Aristotle 29 44 16097 FA Ahmad Hosseini Assistant Professor, Shahid Madani University of Azarbaijan Journal Article 2016 04 12 A problem concerning Aristotle’s psychology asks where its right place is. Should it be studied in the physics or in metaphysics or some part of it in physics and some other part in metaphysics? There are two views concerning the place of psychology according to Aristotle’s philosophy of science. The first view which is the predominant, says that psychology is a physical science. This view insists on the close relationship between soul and body. The second view says that psychology has indeed two distinct parts. One part being studied in physics and the other part in metaphysics. According to this theory, the material souls are being studied in physics and the immaterial souls in metaphysics. It is true that the two theories find evidences in Aristotle’s books, but this article criticizes them and shows that in spite of the Aristotelian texts, one cannot consider psychology as a physical science. This article tries to show that according to the Aristotelian basics, psychology in a metaphysical science and Aristotle’s texts shows nothing but the close relationship between psychology and physics. A problem concerning Aristotle’s psychology asks where its right place is. Should it be studied in the physics or in metaphysics or some part of it in physics and some other part in metaphysics? There are two views concerning the place of psychology according to Aristotle’s philosophy of science. The first view which is the predominant, says that psychology is a physical science. This view insists on the close relationship between soul and body. The second view says that psychology has indeed two distinct parts. One part being studied in physics and the other part in metaphysics. According to this theory, the material souls are being studied in physics and the immaterial souls in metaphysics. It is true that the two theories find evidences in Aristotle’s books, but this article criticizes them and shows that in spite of the Aristotelian texts, one cannot consider psychology as a physical science. This article tries to show that according to the Aristotelian basics, psychology in a metaphysical science and Aristotle’s texts shows nothing but the close relationship between psychology and physics. https://philosophy.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_16097_078ca44510941a1ac3c42e2336c610d3.pdf