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Greek models of mind and self /

This lively book offers a wide-ranging study of Greek notions of mind and human selfhood from Homer through Plotinus. A.A. Long anchors his discussion in questions of recurrent and universal interest. What happens to us when we die? How is the mind or soul related to the body? Are we responsible for...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Long, A. A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, [2015]
Series:Revealing antiquity ; 22.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Psychosomatic identity
  • Intimations of immortality
  • Bodies, souls, and the perils of persuasion
  • The politicized soul and the rule of reason
  • Rationality, divinity, happiness, autonomy
  • Epilogue
  • Ancient authors and thinkers.