Psychology - Brossura

Everson

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521358612 ISBN 13: 9780521358613

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Riassunto

This second Companion deals with the ancient theories of the psyche. The essays range over more than eight hundred years of psychological enquiry and provide critical analyses not only of the ancient discussions of the nature of the psyche and its states, but of such central topics as perception, subjectivity, the explanation of action, and what it is to be a person. In examining the wide variety of the different psychological theories offered by the ancient thinkers, from the increasingly complex materialism of the Presocratics and Hellenistics to the dualism of Plato and Plotinus, the collection demonstrates that psychology had become a wide-ranging and sophisticated discipline long before Descartes. The essays will be of interest not only to ancient philosophers but also to all those studying psychology and its history.

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Recensione:

"This book is a collection of original, introductory essays about Greek and Roman theories of the soul by some of the more accomplished scholars now working. It will prove a valuable resourcefor educators, graduate students, and advanced undergraduates." Teaching Philosophy

"This voluume has a good 'spread'; six of the nine essays deal with the five hundred years after Aristotle... This is a very useful collection for those interested in the study of animal or human behavior and those interested primarily in their history." Lesley Dean-Jones, Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences.

Descrizione del libro:

This second Companion deals with ancient theories of the psyche. The essays provide critical analyses of the ancient discussions of the nature of the psyche and its states and of such central topics as perception, subjectivity, the explanation of action, and what it is to be a person.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521358612
• ISBN 13: 9780521358613
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 280