In this philosophy classic, which was first published in 1951, E. R. Dodds takes on the traditional view of Greek culture as a triumph of rationalism. Using the analytical tools of modern anthropology and psychology, Dodds asks, "Why should we attribute to the ancient Greeks an immunity from 'primitive' modes of thought which we do not find in any society open to our direct observation?" Praised by reviewers as "an event in modern Greek scholarship" and "a book which it would be difficult to over-praise," The Greeks and the Irrational was Volume 25 of the Sather Classical Lectures serie... Read More
In this philosophy classic, which was first published in 1951, E. R. Dodds takes on the traditional view of Greek culture as a triumph of rationalism. Using the analytical tools of modern anthropology and psychology, Dodds asks, "Why should we attribute to the ancient Greeks an immunity from 'primitive' modes of thought which we do not find in any society open to our direct observation?" Praised by reviewers as "an event in modern Greek scholarship" and "a book which it would be difficult to over-praise," The Greeks and the Irrational was Volume 25 of the Sather Classical Lectures serie... Read More
In this philosophy classic, which was first published in 1951, E. R. Dodds takes on the traditional view of Greek culture as a triumph of rationalism. Using the analytical tools of modern anthropology and psychology, Dodds asks, "Why should we attribute to the ancient Greeks an immunity from 'primitive' modes of thought which we do not find in any society open to our direct observation?" Praised by reviewers as "an event in modern Greek scholarship" and "a book which it would be difficult to over-praise," The Greeks and the Irrational was Volume 25 of the Sather Classical Lectures series.
In this philosophy classic, which was first published in 1951, E. R. Dodds takes on the traditional view of Greek culture as a triumph of rationalism. Using the analytical tools of modern anthropology and psychology, Dodds asks, "Why should we attribute t
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Price: $20.95
Pages: 336
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Series: Sather Classical Lectures
Publication Date: 15th November 2023
ISBN: 9780520931275
Format: eBook
BISACs: HISTORY / Ancient / General PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical
Table of Contents
I Agamemnon's Apology II From Shame-Culture to Guilt-Culture III The Blessings of Madness IV Dream-Pattern and Culture-Pattern V The Greek Shamans and the Origin of Puritanism VI Rationalism and Reaction in the Classical Age VII Plato, the Irrational Soul, and the Inherited Conglomerate VIII The Fear of Freedom Appendix I Maenadism Appendix II Theurgy Index
In this philosophy classic, which was first published in 1951, E. R. Dodds takes on the traditional view of Greek culture as a triumph of rationalism. Using the analytical tools of modern anthropology and psychology, Dodds asks, "Why should we attribute to the ancient Greeks an immunity from 'primitive' modes of thought which we do not find in any society open to our direct observation?" Praised by reviewers as "an event in modern Greek scholarship" and "a book which it would be difficult to over-praise," The Greeks and the Irrational was Volume 25 of the Sather Classical Lectures series.
In this philosophy classic, which was first published in 1951, E. R. Dodds takes on the traditional view of Greek culture as a triumph of rationalism. Using the analytical tools of modern anthropology and psychology, Dodds asks, "Why should we attribute t
Price: $20.95
Pages: 336
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Series: Sather Classical Lectures
Publication Date: 15th November 2023
ISBN: 9780520931275
Format: eBook
BISACs: HISTORY / Ancient / General PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical
I Agamemnon's Apology II From Shame-Culture to Guilt-Culture III The Blessings of Madness IV Dream-Pattern and Culture-Pattern V The Greek Shamans and the Origin of Puritanism VI Rationalism and Reaction in the Classical Age VII Plato, the Irrational Soul, and the Inherited Conglomerate VIII The Fear of Freedom Appendix I Maenadism Appendix II Theurgy Index
