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. Ed(S): Remes, Pauliina; Sihvola, Juha - Ancient Philosophy of the Self - 9789048179275 - V9789048179275
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Ancient Philosophy of the Self

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Description for Ancient Philosophy of the Self Paperback. This collection uniquely studies the various ways and conceptual frameworks with which the ancients approached selfhood. The contributions combine systematic and historical approaches to ancient sources, ranging from Socrates to St. Paul and St. Augustine. Editor(s): Remes, Pauliina; Sihvola, Juha. Series: The New Synthese Historical Library. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
Pauliina Remes and Juha Sihvola In the course of history, philosophers have given an impressive variety of answers to the question, “What is self?” Some of them have even argued that there is no such thing at all. This volume explores the various ways in which selfhood was approached and conceptualised in antiquity. How did the ancients understand what it is that I am, fundamentally, as an acting and affected subject, interpreting the world around me, being distinct from others like and unlike me? The authors hi- light the attempts in ancient philosophical sources to grasp the evasive character of ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
The New Synthese Historical Library
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048179275
SKU
V9789048179275
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About . Ed(S): Remes, Pauliina; Sihvola, Juha
Pauliina Remes is a lecturer in theoretical philosophy, Uppsala University, Sweden (2007-), and a docent in theoretical philosophy, University of Helsinki. She is the author of Plotinus on Self: The Philosophy of the¨'We' (Cambridge University Press, 2007) as well as the co-editor of Heinämaa & Lähteenmäki & Remes: Consciousness: From Perception to Reflection in the History of Philosophy (Springer 2007). ... Read more

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