Hellenistic Philosophy of Mind / Julia E. Annas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Annas, Julia, author.

Series:

Hellenistic culture and society ; Volume 8.

Hellenistic Culture and Society Series ; Volume 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy of mind--History.

Philosophy, Ancient.

Stoics.

Epicurus.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 245 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, California : University of California Press, 1994.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Introduction

1. The Medical and Scientific Background

2. The Soul and the Mind

3. Perceiving and Thinking

4. Action

5. The Emotions

6. Atomism and Agents

7. Perception and Thought

8. Action and Freedom of Action

9. Emotions and Feelings

Conclusion

Bibliography

General Index

Index Locorum

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 07. Jul 2020)

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780520912007

0520912004

9780585168081

0585168083

OCLC:

1163877799