Speak us of the soul,* Realometer
In order to speak so Realometer reads another quote: „The soul is an itself moving number.”**
* Portius wanted to speak about meteorology. But his audience in Pisa asked him to speak about the soul: „Sprich uns von der Seele!”. (ECW II, p. 83 follows: Léopold Mabilleau: Étude historique sur la philosophie de la renaissance en Italie (Cesare Cremonini). Paris 18851, S. 275, Anm. 1[hier: „Parlez-nous de l’âme!”.
** Aristotele: De anima, 404 b 29.
November 19th, 2009 at 10:53 am
[...] The soul is a moving number which knows no stillness. Not prime, primal. In its agitation, it scorns the stroke [...]