The Mind of Plato
Author : Alfred Edward Taylor
Publisher :
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 27,4 MB
Release : 2012-07-01
Category :
ISBN : 9781258449100
Author : Alfred Edward Taylor
Publisher :
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 27,4 MB
Release : 2012-07-01
Category :
ISBN : 9781258449100
Author : Stephen Wilson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 24,76 MB
Release : 2003-06-10
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 158234258X
With sections on perception, memory, emotion, thought, consciousness, and the unconscious, "The Book of the Mind" is an imaginative bringing together of case notes, journals, and letters, that present humanity's most significant attempts to understand the mind and how it works.
Author : Marcelo D. Boeri
Publisher : Springer
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 46,97 MB
Release : 2018-06-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 3319785478
This book offers new insights into the workings of the human soul and the philosophical conception of the mind in Ancient Greece. It collects essays that deal with different but interconnected aspects of that unified picture of our mental life shared by all Ancient philosophers who thought of the soul as an immaterial substance. The papers present theoretical discussions on moral and psychological issues ranging from Socrates to Aristotle, and beyond, in connection with modern psychology. Coverage includes moral learning and the fruitfulness of punishment, human motivation, emotions as psychic phenomena, and more. Some of these topics directly stemmed from the Socratic dialectical experience and its tragic outcome, whereas others found their way through a complex history of refinements, disputes, and internal critique. The contributors present the gradual unfolding of these central themes through a close inspection of the relevant Ancient texts. They deliver a wide-ranging survey of some central and mutually related topics. In the process, readers will learn new approaches to Platonic and Aristotelian psychology and action theory. This book will appeal to graduate students and researchers in Ancient philosophy. Any scholar with a general interest in the history of ideas will also find it a valuable resource.
Author : A. E. Taylor
Publisher :
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 24,77 MB
Release : 1969
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Coleen P. Zoller
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 49,7 MB
Release : 2018-07-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1438470835
For centuries, it has been the prevailing view that in prioritizing the soul, Plato ignores or even abhors the body; however, in Plato and the Body Coleen P. Zoller argues that Plato does value the body and the role it plays in philosophical life, focusing on Plato's use of Socrates as an exemplar. Zoller reveals a more refined conception of the ascetic lifestyle epitomized by Socrates in Plato's Phaedo, Symposium, Phaedrus, Gorgias, and Republic. Her interpretation illuminates why those who want to be wise and good have reason to be curious about and love the natural world and the bodies in it, and has implications for how we understand Plato's metaphysical and political commitments. This book shows the relevance of this broader understanding of Plato for work on a variety of relevant contemporary issues, including sexual morality, poverty, wealth inequality, and peace.
Author : Rebecca Goldstein
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 13,46 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0307378195
Acclaimed philosopher and novelist Rebecca Newberger Goldstein provides a dazzlingly original plunge into the drama of philosophy, revealing its hidden role in today's debates on religion, morality, politics, and science.
Author : Mark Anderson
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 13,3 MB
Release : 2014-08-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1472532899
It is commonly known that Nietzsche is one of Plato's primary philosophical antagonists, yet there is no full-length treatment in English of their ideas in dialogue and debate. Plato and Nietzsche is an advanced introduction to these two thinkers, with original insights and arguments interspersed throughout the text. Through a rigorous exploration of their ideas on art, metaphysics, ethics, and the nature of philosophy, and by explaining and analyzing each man's distinctive approach, Mark Anderson demonstrates the many and varied ways they play off against one another. This book provides the background necessary to understanding the principle matters at issue between these two philosophers and to developing an awareness that Nietzsche's engagement with Plato is deeper and more nuanced than it is often presented as being.
Author : Alfred Edward Taylor
Publisher :
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 31,32 MB
Release : 1960
Category : Philosophy
ISBN :
Author : Alfred E. Taylor
Publisher :
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 14,9 MB
Release : 1960
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Sara Brill
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 17,34 MB
Release : 2013-06-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0253008913
“A book that is an ambitious, well-researched and provocative scholarly reflection on soul in the Platonic corpus.” —Polis By focusing on the immortal character of the soul in key Platonic dialogues, Sara Brill shows how Plato thought of the soul as remarkably flexible, complex, and indicative of the inner workings of political life and institutions. As she explores the character of the soul, Brill reveals the corrective function that law and myth serve. If the soul is limitless, she claims, then the city must serve a regulatory or prosthetic function and prop up good political institutions against the threat of the soul’s excess. Brill’s sensitivity to dramatic elements and discursive strategies in Plato’s dialogues illuminates the intimate connection between city and soul. “Sara Brill takes on at least two significant issues in Platonic scholarship: the nature of the soul, and especially the language of immortality in its description, and the relationship between politics and psychology. She treats each one of these topics in a fresh and nuanced way. Her writing is beautiful and fluid.” —Marina McCoy, Boston College