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Jan Bremmer presents a provocative picture of the historical development of beliefs regarding the soul in ancient Greece. He argues that before Homer the Greeks
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Authors: Jan N. Bremmer
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Belief in the afterlife is still very much alive in Western civilisation, even though the truth of its existence is no longer universally accepted. Surprisingly
Aristotle on Earlier Greek Psychology
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Authors: Jason W. Carter
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This volume is the first in English to provide a full, systematic investigation into Aristotle's criticisms of earlier Greek theories of the soul from the persp
Greek Models of Mind and Self
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Authors: A. A. Long
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A. A. Long’s study of Greek notions of mind and human selfhood is anchored in questions of universal interest. What happens to us when we die? How is the mind
Body and Soul in Ancient Philosophy
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The problem of body and soul has a long history that can be traced back to the beginnings of Greek culture. The existential question of what happened to the sou