Describe Aristotle’s three types of souls and the kinds of attributes living things with each type of soul possess.
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According to Aristotle, the three types of souls are vegetative, sensitive, and rational.
The vegetative soul is possessed by plants and allows only for growth, assimilation of
food, and reproduction. The sensitive soul is possessed by nonhuman animals. It
allows for everything the vegetative soul can do plus can sense and respond to the
environment, experience pleasure and pain, and have a memory. The rational soul is
possessed by humans alone. It allows for everything the sensitive soul can do plus
allows thinking or rational thought.
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