Embodied Soul in Plato''s Later Thought

Positively re-assesses the relationship between body and soul in Plato's later dialogues, focusing on the harmony between them.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Thymos; 2. Appetive soul; 3. Rational soul; 4. Measuring pleasure; 5. Eudaimonia; 6. The political sphere; 7. Eschatology.

About the author

Chas Jorgenson is a Visiting Researcher at the Université de Fribourg, Switzerland. He studied in Canada, Switzerland, Germany and the UK and has previously held postdoctoral positions at the Centre Léon Robin in Paris, ILIESI in Rome and the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich.

Summary

Advances our understanding of Plato's conception of human nature, particularly the interaction between body and soul, how reason affects emotions, pleasures, and desires, the nature of happiness, the role of politics in the good life, and the fate of the soul after death.

Product details

• Authors: Chad Jorgenson, Chad (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Mu Jorgenson, Chad (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen) Jorgenson
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9781107174122
• ISBN: 978-1-107-17412-2
• No. of pages: 226
• Series: Cambridge Classical Studies; Cambridge Classical Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500