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On the Soul

treatise by Aristotle
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Summary

On the Soul is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of written work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,234 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Aristotle[3]
  • Genre: treatise[4]
  • Language of work or name: Ancient Greek[5]
  • Has edition or translation: Aristotle's Psychology[6], On the Vital Principle[7], On the Soul[8]
  • Main subject: philosophy of mind[9]
  • Title: Περὶ Ψυχῆς[10]
  • Derivative work: Commentary on Aristotle's On the Soul[11]
  • State of transmission: full[12]
  • P14541: 13ZWXB[13]

Why It Matters

On the Soul has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ca', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'gl', 'hy', 'id', 'is', 'it', '
    Svkkl authority id → 0346301-Aristoteles-384-pr-Kr322-pr-Kr
    Sitelink count → 25
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 27d ago · ~2026-51101-32 · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → philosophy of mind
    Wikidata description → treatise by Aristotle
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  3. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 13ZWXB
    Instance of → written work
    Language of work or name → Ancient Greek
    Genre → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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