Greek Models of Mind and Self

Informationen zum Autor A. A. Long is Emeritus Professor of Classics, Irving G. Stone Professor of Literature, and Affiliated Professor of Philosophy and Rhetoric at the University of California, Berkeley. Klappentext A. A. Long¿s study of Greek notions of mind and human selfhood is anchored in questions of universal interest. What happens to us when we die? How is the mind or soul related to the body? Are we responsible for our own happiness? Can we achieve autonomy? Long shows that Greek thinkers¿ modeling of the mind gave us metaphors that we still live by. Zusammenfassung A. A. Long’s study of Greek notions of mind and human selfhood is anchored in questions of universal interest. What happens to us when we die? How is the mind or soul related to the body? Are we responsible for our own happiness? Can we achieve autonomy? Long shows that Greek thinkers’ modeling of the mind gave us metaphors that we still live by.

Product details

• Authors: A A Long, A. A. Long
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.01.2015
• EAN: 9780674729032
• ISBN: 978-0-674-72903-2
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: Revealing Antiquity
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, Philosophy of Mind, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, PSYCHOLOGY / History, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500