Personality in Greek Epic, Tragedy, and Philosophy - The Self in Dialogue (Paperback)

This is a 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 both contributes to the history of ideas of personality and the self and also offers sustained analysis and interpretations of a number of important topics in Greek philosophy and literature. These topics include: Homeric decision-making; the problematic hero in Homer's "Iliad" and Greek tragedy; monologues of self-division in Greek poetry; the tripartite division of the soul and ethical education in Plato's "Republic"; Aristotle's ideas about "being yourself" and meeting the claims of others; and Greek philosophical thinking about what it means to be fully "human", or "divine". This book is intended for scholars and students of Greek literature, ancient histo

General

Imprint:	Clarendon Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 1998
First published:	May 1998
Authors:	Christopher Gill (Reader in Ancient Thought)
Dimensions:	214 x 140 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	510
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-815232-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > The self, ego, identity, personality Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-815232-9
Barcode:	9780198152323

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