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Oliva Sabuco

Philosophy of Mind

Oliva Sabuco de Nantes Barrera (1562 to about 1646) was a Spanish writer on holistic medical philosophy, born in Alcaraz and taught medicine by her father. Her Nueva Filosofia de la Naturaleza del Hombre (New Philosophy of Human Nature), published in Madrid in 1587, collects treatises on how the emotions affect body and soul. She combined ancient Greek and Christian philosophies with Aristotelian views to argue that mind and body interact as one whole, and that the rational and spiritual soul must both be present for a human being to exist. She held that the soul has sensitive, biological and intellectual parts that must stay in balance, and promoted moderation and temperance to govern the passions, drawing on Plato's concept of sophrosyne. She has been read as the author of an early theory of applied psychology.

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Birth Year
1562 1
Death Year
1646 1
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Aristotelianism, Schools of Philosophy
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Philosophy of Mind, Branches of Philosophy
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Christian Philosophy, Schools of Philosophy
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Aristotle, Philosophers
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Plato, Philosophers
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Oliva Sabuco de Nantes Barrera (2 December 1562 in Alcaraz
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1. Oliva Sabuco (Wikipedia)
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    Oliva Sabuco de Nantes Barrera (2 December 1562 in Alcaraz
  • Lead, death year
    2 December 1562 in Alcaraz, c. 1646
  • Lead, interest
    She was interested in the interaction between the physical and psychological phenomena
  • Lead
    was a Spanish writer in holistic medical philosophy
  • Lead, writer
    was a Spanish writer in holistic medical philosophy
  • In Branch: Philosophy of Mind, Theories, mind-body coexistence
    Sabuco combined ancient Greek and Christian philosophies, along with Aristotelian views in order to explain how the mind and body interact in a holistic manner.
  • Associated With: Aristotelianism, Theories, mind-body coexistence
    along with Aristotelian views in order to explain how the mind and body interact in a holistic manner
  • In Tradition: Christian Philosophy, Theories, mind-body coexistence
    Sabuco combined ancient Greek and Christian philosophies
  • Influenced By: Aristotle, Theories, mind-body coexistence
    Sabuco agreed with Aristotle's vision of form and matter in relation to the body
  • Influenced By: Plato, Theories, mind-body coexistence
    Her approach to the mind-body interaction mirrored that of Plato's.
  • In Group: Other Philosophy Of Mind Traditions, Theories, mind-body coexistence
    Sabuco combined ancient Greek and Christian philosophies, along with Aristotelian views in order to explain how the mind and body interact in a holistic manner.
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