Vom Denken der Natur zur Natur des Denkens: Ibn Baggas Theorie der Potenz als Grundlegung der Psychologie

The present study relies on a greatly improved re-edited text of Ibn Bagga’s (d. 1139) commentary on De anima, Kitab al-nafs.Here, the author showsthat in keeping with the Aristotelian model, Ibn Bagga conceptualizes psychology as a natural science, but at the same time, ultimately turns his understanding of natural science into fundamental science.