In Mortal Imitations of Divine Life, Diamond offers an interpretation of De Anima, which explains how and why Aristotle places souls in a hierarchy of value. Aristotle\u2019s central intention in De Anima is to discover the nature and essence of soul\u2014the prin\u00adciple of living beings. He does so by identifying the common structures underlying every living activity, whether it be eating, perceiving, thinking, or moving through space. As Diamond demonstrates through close readings of De Anima, the nature of the soul is most clearly seen in its divine life, while the embodied soul\u2019s other activi\u00adties are progressively clear approximations of this principle. This interpretation shows how Aristotle\u2019s psychology and biology cannot be properly understood apart from his theological conception of God as life, and offers a new explanation of De Anima\u2019s unity of purpose and structure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"