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Selfhood and the Soul : Essays on Ancient Thought and Literature in Honour of Christopher Gill Hardback
Edited by Richard (Emeritus Professor of Greek, Emeritus Professor of Greek, University of Exeter) Seaford, John (Emeritus Professor of Greek Culture, Emeritus Professor of Greek Culture, University Wilkins, Matthew (Associate Professor of Classics, Associate Professor of Classics, University of Exe Wright
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Selfhood and the Soul is a collection of new and original essays in honour of Christopher Gill, Emeritus Professor of Ancient Thought at the University of Exeter.
All of the essays in the volume contribute to a shared project - the exploration of ancient concepts of self and soul, understood in a broad sense - and, as in the work of the honorand himself, they are distinguished by a diversity of approach and subject matter, ranging widely across disciplinary boundaries to cover ancient philosophy, psychology, medical writing, and literary criticism.
They can be read separately or together, taking the reader on a journey through topics and themes as varied as money, love, hope, pleasure, rage, free will, metempsychosis, Roman imperialism, cookery, and the Underworld, yet all committed to examining central issues about the experience of being a person and the question of how best to live.
The international line-up of contributors includes many established figures in the disciplines of classical literature, ancient philosophy, and ancient medicine, as well as several younger scholars.
All have been inspired by Christopher Gill's contributions to scholarly research in these fields and their collective work aspires to honour through imitation his remarkable combination of range with focus.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:344 pages, 5 black-and-white illustrations
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:02/03/2017
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- ISBN:9780198777250
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:344 pages, 5 black-and-white illustrations
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:02/03/2017
- Category:
- ISBN:9780198777250