An example of an historical alternative conception,
"One might infer that stars are similarly disregarded as cosmic furniture, but Philo speaks of them as rational animals. They move and perceive the ideal world. … Among ideal things, both humans and stars have soul and mind, but only humans are subject to corporeal influence."
Lucas John Mix (2018) Life Concepts from Aristotle to Darwin. On vegetable souls. Cham, Switzerland: plagrave macmillan.
[Philo of Alexandria (c.20 BCE – c.50 CE) was a philosopher who lived in Roman-controlled Egypt.]
