The Discovery of the Mind

by Bruno Snell

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German classicist's monumental study of the origins of European thought in Greek literature and philosophy. Brilliant, widely influential. Includes "Homer's View of Man," "The Olympian Gods," "The Rise of the Individual in the Early Greek Lyric," "Pindar's Hymn to Zeus," "Myth and Reality in Greek Tragedy," and "Aristophanes and Aesthetic Criticism."

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This remains one of the best books that I have read on Greek literature, especially on Homer. Snell had a thorough knowledge of the texts and contexts. Rather than the mess of theory and politics that too many current scholars serve up, Snell observes what is actually in the texts. His main theme is the Greeks' gradual discovery of mind, motivation, and self, beginning with Homeric heroes who are "directed" by the gods, and working through early lyric, tragedy, and philosophy. He returns to Homer throughout the book, closely examining his use of language and elucidating the precise meaning of many words in Homeric Greek.
Edition: // Descr: xii, 323 p. 20.5 cm. // Series: Harper Torchbooks : The Academy Library Call No. { 948 S8 } Contains Notes and Index. // //
EL DESCUBRIMIENTO DEL ESPÍRITU

La distinción entre cuerpo y alma, la existencia
de un pensamiento logico o la noción de un yo
responsable de sus actos son el resultado de
una lenta y difícil evolución que se Inlcló en Grecia
hace más de dos milenios.

En El descubrimiento del esplrliu, Bruno
Snell, uno de los más importantes helenistas
del slglo XX, rastrea el origen de estas ideas,
fundamentales de la historia intelectual de
Occidente, En una sabia combinación de filología
y filosofía, Snell traza un recorrido que parte de
la visión homérica del mundo y que, atravesando
la lírica griega arcaica, la filosofía presocrática y
las tragedias de Esquilo, Sófocles y Euripides,
concluye con la originaria formulación del concepto
de show more humanismo y la creación del paisaje espiritual
que lamamos Arcadia. Verdadero monumento de l
a historia de las ideas, este lbro investiga, con lucidez
y erudición extraordinarias, los fundamentos mismos
de la civilización europea.
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Estudio sobre el surgimiento del pensamiento racional en la antigua Grecia, analizando cómo se separó de la religión y sentó las bases de la filosofía.

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Rosenmeyer, T. G. (Translator)

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Canonical title
The Discovery of the Mind
Original title
Die Entdeckung des Geistes. Studien zur Entstehung des europäischen Denkens bei den Griechen
Original publication date
1946

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Philosophy, Nonfiction, History, Literature Studies and Criticism
DDC/MDS
182Philosophy & psychologyAncient, medieval & eastern philosophyPre-Socratic Greek philosophies
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B181 .S513Philosophy, Psychology and ReligionPhilosophy (General)By periodAncient
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