alexandrist

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What does alexandrist mean?

A member of the group of Renaissance philosophers who revived the naturalistic psychology of the ancient Greek commentator Alexander of Aphrodisias; they debated orthodox Catholic views and Averroists by arguing that the individual human soul and its rational intellect is entirely mortal and perishes with the physical body.

Where does alexandrist come from?

From Alexander + -ist, after Alexander of Aphrodisias.

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