Hellenistic Philosophy of Mind
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Hellenistic Philosophy of Mind

  1. 245 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

Hellenistic Philosophy of Mind

About this book

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.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Introduction
  7. 1 The Medical and Scientific Background
  8. 2 The Soul and the Mind
  9. 3 Perceiving and Thinking
  10. 4 Action
  11. 5 The Emotions
  12. 6 Atomism and Agents
  13. 7 Perception and Thought
  14. 8 Action and Freedom of Action
  15. 9 Emotions and Feelings
  16. Bibliography
  17. General Index
  18. Index Locorum