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Aristotle is related to the concept of the body because he defined the soul as the form of the body [1], [2], and his philosophical framework characterizes the soul as a property of the body [3], [4] rather than a separate substance.

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Dualism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Winter 2016 Edition) plato.stanford.edu Howard Robinson · Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy 3 facts
claimModern Aristotelians emphasize that Aristotle was not a 'Cartesian' dualist because he viewed the soul as the form of the body rather than a separate substance.
claimAristotle explained the union of body and soul by defining the soul as the form of the body, implying that a person's soul is equivalent to their nature as a human being.
claimAristotle's theory of the soul has been interpreted by many ancient and modern scholars as materialistic because it characterizes the soul as a property of the body.
The Hard Problem of Consciousness | Springer Nature Link link.springer.com Springer 1 fact
claimScholastic scholars like Thomas Aquinas propagated Aristotle’s view, which suggested an ontological monism rather than a dualistic model of the mind and body.