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1 online resource (282 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Selfhood and Rationality in Ancient Greek Philosophy: From Heraclitus to Plotinus -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Citations and Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Finding Oneself in Greek Philosophy -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- V -- VI -- VII -- Postscript -- 2. Ancient Philosophy's Hardest Question: What to Make of Oneself? -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- V -- 3. Eudaimonism, Divinity, and Rationality in Greek Ethics -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- V -- VI -- 4. Heraclitus on Measure and the Explicit Emergence of Rationality -- I -- II |
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Plato and Heraclitus on Sôphrosynê and Measure -- III -- The Measures of Heraclitus -- IV -- Antecedent and Contemporary Ramifications -- Logos -- Metron -- V -- Giving a Measured Account/Rationale of All Things -- 5. Parmenides on Thinking Being -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- V -- VI -- Postscript -- 6. Socratic Idiosyncrasy and Cynic Exhibitionism -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- 7. Socrates' Divine Sign -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- V -- VI -- 8. Politics and Divinity in Plato's Republic: The Form of the Good -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- V -- Conclusion -- 9. Platonic Souls as Persons -- I -- II -- III -- IV |
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V -- VI -- 10. Cosmic Craftsmanship in Plato and Stoicism -- I Pre-Platonic Background -- II Plato's Cosmic Teleology -- III Stoicism's Immanent Demiurge -- IV Platonic and Stoic Demiurgy Compared -- V Conclusion -- 11. Aristotle on Eudaimonia, Nous, and Divinity -- I Introduction -- II Divinity and Happiness in the Greek Philosophical Tradition -- III Human Identity, Nous, and Divinity -- IV Divinity and Nous in Book 1 of NE -- V Divinity, Happiness, and Nous in Book 10 of NE -- VI Conclusion -- 12. Second Selves and Stoic Friends -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- V -- VI -- VII -- VIII |
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13. The Self in Marcus Aurelius' Meditations -- I Introduction -- II The Human Being's Mental Structure -- III Internal Divinity and Offshoot of the Cosmos -- IV Autonomy and Partnership with the Whole -- V Conclusion -- 14. Plotinus on Self and Happiness -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- V -- VI -- VII -- Appendix -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index of Passages -- Index of Names and Subjects |
| Summary |
A. A. Long presents fourteen essays on the themes of selfhood and rationality in ancient Greek philosophy, ranging over seven centuries of innovative thought. He shows how the notion of a rational self was bound up with questions about divinity and happiness, and draws out the relevance of the book's themes for modern discussions of the self |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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Electronic books
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780192525086 |
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0192525085 |
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