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The Greeks and the Irrational

By E. R. Dodds

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
1973
ISBN
0520242300, 9780520242302
Google Books ID
Lz7LNak21AQC
Open Library ID
OL7711925M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1771430 bytes)
Series
Sather Classical Lectures
Pages
165\165
Orientation
no
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

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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