Soul of the Greeks - An Inquiry

Informationen zum Autor Michael Davis is professor of philosophy at Sarah Lawrence College. Klappentext The understanding of the soul in the West has been profoundly shaped by Christianity. This book analyzes works by Homer, Herodotus, Euripides, Plato, and Aristotle to reveal how the ancient Greeks portrayed and understood what the author calls the fully human soul. Zusammenfassung The understanding of the soul in the West has been profoundly shaped by Christianity. This book analyzes works by Homer! Herodotus! Euripides! Plato! and Aristotle to reveal how the ancient Greeks portrayed and understood what the author calls the fully human soul.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Michael Davis, Davis Michael
• Editore: University Of Chicago Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.09.2012
• EAN: 9780226004495
• ISBN: 978-0-226-00449-5
• Pagine: 248
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: dall'antichità ai giorni nostri; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Ancient Greece, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500