The Greeks and the Irrational (Sather Classical Lectures)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: June 16, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 335
ISBN-13: 9780520242302
Subjects: Ancient Greek & Roman philosophy; History: World; History; History - General History; Ancient - General; History / Ancient / General
First sentence: SOME YEARS ago I was in the British Museum looking at the Parthenon sculptures when a young man came up to me and said with a worried air, "I know it's an awful thing to confess, but this Greek stuff doesn't move me one bit."
Description: "In this philosophy classic, 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?""--BOOK JACKET.