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Hellenistic Philosophy of Mind is an elegant survey of Stoic and Epicurean ideas about the soul—an introduction to two ancient schools whose belief in the soul's physicality offer compelling parallels to modern approaches in the philosophy of mind. Annas incorporates recent thinking on Hellenistic philosophy of mind so lucidly and authoritatively that specialists and nonspecialists alike will find her book rewarding.
In part, the Hellenistic epoch was a "scientific" period that broke with tradition in ways that have an affinity with the modern shift from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to the present day. Hellenistic philosophy of the soul, Annas argues, is in fact a philosophy of mind, especially in the treatment of such topics as perception, thought, and action.
Hellenistic Philosophy of Mind is an elegant survey of Stoic and Epicurean ideas about the soul—an introduction to two ancient schools whose belief in the soul's physicality offer compelling parallels to modern approaches in the philosophy of mind.
In part, the Hellenistic epoch was a "scientific" period that broke with tradition in ways that have an affinity with the modern shift from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to the present day. Hellenistic philosophy of the soul, Annas argues, is in fact a philosophy of mind, especially in the treatment of such topics as perception, thought, and action.
Hellenistic Philosophy of Mind is an elegant survey of Stoic and Epicurean ideas about the soul—an introduction to two ancient schools whose belief in the soul's physicality offer compelling parallels to modern approaches in the philosophy of mind.
Price: $30.95
Pages: 245
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society
Publication Date:
01 September 2023
ISBN: 9780520912007
Format: eBook
Preface
Introduction
Contents
PART ONE The Background
1. The Medical and Scientific Background
PART TWO The Stoics
2. The Soul and the Mind
3. Perceiving and Thinking
4. Action
5. The Emotions
PART THREE The Epicureans
6. Atomism and Agents
7. Perception and Thought
8. Action and Freedom of Action
9. Emotions and Feelings
Conclusion
Bibliography
General Index
Index Locorum
Introduction
Contents
PART ONE The Background
1. The Medical and Scientific Background
PART TWO The Stoics
2. The Soul and the Mind
3. Perceiving and Thinking
4. Action
5. The Emotions
PART THREE The Epicureans
6. Atomism and Agents
7. Perception and Thought
8. Action and Freedom of Action
9. Emotions and Feelings
Conclusion
Bibliography
General Index
Index Locorum