Reflexiones sobre la fundación de la metafísica y su carácter “Aristoárjico” a partir de la crítica de Platón a Anaxágoras

Plato’s criticism of Anaxagoras’s philosophy of mind is the milestone of Western Metaphysics. At least from Plato to Aquinas, the relationship of the mind to the Metaphysical Good can be regarded as a kind of hallmark of that milestone. According to Plato, Anaxagoras’s mistake lies in linking mind merely to physical goodness, as if it were a sort of management of natural things. In agreement with this, from Plato to Aquinas the concepts of reason and freedom have been deepened and enriched. The article specifically points out—from an Aristotelian point of view—that Anaxagoras’s original error is the confusion between mind (mens, noûs) and soul (anima, psyjé). The purpose of the article is programmatic rather than to deliver a thorough explanation of these issues.