The Greeks and the Irrational (Sather Classical Lectures) - Softcover

Dodds, E. R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0520003276 ISBN 13: 9780520003279

Publisher: University of California Press, 1962

Synopsis

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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Review:

An event in modern Greek scholarship . . . thoughtful, well- documented, and beautifully written. -- Classical Outlook

An exciting and fundamental subject . . . illuminated by imaginative insight. . . . A book which it would be difficult to overpraise. -- Oxford Magazine

About this edition

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication date: 1962
• ISBN 10: 0520003276
• ISBN 13: 9780520003279
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336