Greek Models of Mind and Self / / A. A. Long.
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 fo...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Classical Studies 2014 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2015] ©2014 |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Revealing Antiquity ,
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (176 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Translations and Citations
- Introduction
- 1. Psychosomatic Identity
- 2. Intimations of Immortality
- 3. Bodies, Souls, and the Perils of Persuasion
- 4. The Politicized Soul and the Rule of Reason
- 5. Rationality, Divinity, Happiness, Autonomy
- Epilogue
- Ancient Authors and Thinkers
- Notes
- Index
- REVEALING ANTIQUITY