Personality in Greek epic, tragedy, and philosophy
the self in dialogue
by Christopher Gill
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This is a major study of conceptions of selfhood and personality in Homer, Greek tragedy, and philosophy. The focus is on norms of personality in Greek psychology and ethics. The key thesis is that, to understand Greek thinking of this type, we need to counteract the subjective and individualistic aspects of our own thinking about the self.
The book defines an 'objective-participant' conception of personality, symbolized by the idea of the person as an interlocutor in a series of types of psychological and ethical dialogue. The book is shaped as a response to recent work in the philosophy of mind, ethics, and personhood, as well as in classical scholarship. Clear and non-technical, with all Greek translated, the book brings out the continuing importance of ancient Greek thinking for contemporary study of ideas of personality and selfhood.
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Ancient Philosophy, Epic poetry, Greek, Greek Epic poetry, Greek drama (Tragedy), Greek literature, History and criticism, Personality in literature, Philosophy, Ancient, Self in literature, Greek literature, history and criticism, Epic poetry, history and criticism, Greek drama, history and criticism| Edition | Availability |
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Personality in Greek epic, tragedy, and philosophy: the self in dialogue
1998, Clarendon Press
in English
0198152329 9780198152323
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Personality in Greek epic, tragedy, and philosophy: the self in dialogue
1996, Clarendon Press
in English
0198146760 9780198146766
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Personality in Greek Epic, Tragedy, and Philosophy: the Self in Dialogue
1996, Oxford University Press
in English
1280764643 9781280764646
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