Marke Ahonen

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Mental Disorders in Ancient Philosophy (2014)Hardcover - 2014, 29 January 2014

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Part of Series
Studies in the History of Philosophy of Mind
Print Length
265 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Springer
Date Published
29 Jan 2014
ISBN-10
3319034308
ISBN-13
9783319034300

Description

This book offers a comprehensive study of the views of ancient philosophers on mental disorders. Relying on the original Greek and Latin textual sources, the author describes and analyses how the ancient philosophers explained mental illness and its symptoms, including hallucinations, delusions, strange fears and inappropriate moods and how they accounted for the respective roles of body and mind in such disorders. Also considered are ethical questions relating to mental illness, approaches to treatment and the position of mentally ill people in societies of the times.

The volume opens with a historical overview that examines ancient medical accounts of mental illness, from Hippocrates' famous Sacred Disease to late antiquity medical authors. Separate chapters interpret in detail the writings of Plato, Aristotle, Galen and the Stoics and a final chapter summarises the views of various strains of Scepticism, the Epicurean school and the Middle and Neo-Platonists.

Offering an important and useful contribution to the study of ancient philosophy, psychology and medicine. This volume sheds new light on the history of mental illness and presents a new angle on ancient philosophical psychology.

Product Details

Author:
Marke Ahonen
Book Edition:
2014
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
NL
Date Published:
29 January 2014
Dimensions:
23.39 x 15.6 x 1.75 cm
Genre:
Historical
ISBN-10:
3319034308
ISBN-13:
9783319034300
Language:
English
Location:
Cham
Pages:
265
Publisher:
Weight:
566.99 gm

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