JAN ZE STOBNICY (OK. 1470–1518), ARYSTOTELES I BIBLIA. O DUSZY, BOGU I ANIOŁACH

In the article the author explores the reflections of Jan of Stobnicy on the soul. A group of Aristotelian notions became important categories in the Polish writer's lectures, and the temis such as substance, essence, matter and fonu grew into fundamental conceptions used by Jan of Stobnica to describe the soul. The soul is the form of a living being - the spiritual part of plants, beasts and humans. That is the reason why the Polish writer, like Aristotle, posited three kinds of soul: the vegetative soul, the sensitive soul and the rational soul. Humans have a rational soul. The article presents a consideration that interrogates the ancient lore to uncover the ways in which the Bible and the Greek philosophers created images of God and angels as spiritual beings. Via a survey of Aristotelian sources about the Jan's of Stobnica reflections on the soul and a study of his views of God and angels, the article reveals how this author was innovatory for the Polish philosophy.