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Hellenistic Philosophy of Mind

By: Julia E. Annas

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Paperback | 30 September 1994 | Edition Number 1

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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.

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"In her systematic examination of Stoic and Epicurean theories of mind, Julia Annas seeks to demonstrate the innovative nature of their views. According to Annas' exactingly lucid book, the Stoic and Epicurean accounts are philosophically worthy and, properly construed, the first genuine theories of mind. . . . Annas carefully and sympathetically attends to the arguments that the Stoics and Epicureans construct, while indicating their defects. As a result, we gain a sense of the enormous attraction of their reasoned, philosophical positions. . . . A model of philosophical scholarship about Hellenistic antiquity."--Glenn Lesses, "Canadian Philosophical Review

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Non-Fiction Philosophy History of Western Philosophy Medieval & Renaissance Philosophy Literature, Poetry & Plays History & Criticism of Literature Ancient Western Philosophy Philosophy of The Mind History General & World History Social & Political Philosophy History Theory & Methods

Historiography Fiction Classic Fiction

Preface
Introduction	p. 1
The Background
The Medical and Scientific Background	p. 17
The Stoics
The Soul and the Mind	p. 37
Perceiving and Thinking	p. 71
Action	p. 89
The Emotions	p. 103
The Epicureans
Atomism and Agents	p. 123
Perception and Thought	p. 157
Action and Freedom of Action	p. 175
Emotions and Feelings	p. 189
Conclusion	p. 201
Bibliography	p. 213
General Index	p. 227
Index Locorum	p. 235
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