Hellenistic philosophy of mind

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Hellenistic philosophy of mind

Julia Annas

(Hellenistic culture and society, 8)

University of California Press, 1994

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"First paperback printing 1994"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-226) and indexes

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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.

Table of Contents

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

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