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The Soul of the Greeks
Michael Davis
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Description for The Soul of the Greeks
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
The understanding of the soul in the West has been profoundly shaped by Christianity, and its influence can be seen in certain assumptions often made about the soul: that, for example, if it does exist, it is separable from the body, free, immortal, and potentially pure. The ancient Greeks, however, conceived of the soul quite differently. In this ambitious new work, Michael Davis analyzes works by Homer, Herodotus, Euripides, Plato, and Aristotle to reveal how the ancient Greeks portrayed and understood what he calls "the fully human soul." Beginning with the "Iliad", Davis lays out the tension within the soul ... Read more
The understanding of the soul in the West has been profoundly shaped by Christianity, and its influence can be seen in certain assumptions often made about the soul: that, for example, if it does exist, it is separable from the body, free, immortal, and potentially pure. The ancient Greeks, however, conceived of the soul quite differently. In this ambitious new work, Michael Davis analyzes works by Homer, Herodotus, Euripides, Plato, and Aristotle to reveal how the ancient Greeks portrayed and understood what he calls "the fully human soul." Beginning with the "Iliad", Davis lays out the tension within the soul ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226004495
SKU
V9780226004495
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About Michael Davis
Michael Davis is professor of philosophy at Sarah Lawrence College.
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