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The Greeks and the Irrational

By Eric Robertson Dodds

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
1951
ISBN
0520003276, 9780520003279
Google Books ID
JgTPZDGYwkkC
Open Library ID
OL20291491M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5437571 bytes)
Series
Sather Classical Lectures volume 25
Pages
335\335
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-03-09 12:00:00

Description

In this philosophy classic, which was first published in 1951, E. R. Dodds takes on the traditional view of Greek culture as a triumph of rationalism. Using the analytical tools of modern anthropology and psychology, Dodds asks, "Why should we attribute to the ancient Greeks an immunity from 'primitive' modes of thought which we do not find in any society open to our direct observation?" Praised by reviewers as "an event in modern Greek scholarship" and "a book which it would be difficult to over-praise," The Greeks and the Irrational was Volume 25 of the Sather Classical Lectures series.

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