num_pages: 336
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.
language: English
title: The Greeks and the Irrational (Volume 25)
titlecomplete: The Greeks and the Irrational (Volume 25) (Sather Classical Lectures)
genres: History, Classics, Psychology, Criticism, Greece, Philosophy, Religion, Classical Studies, Ancient History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 892
series: Sather Classical Lectures
publisher: University of California Press