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Selfhood and the Soul is a collection of new and original essays in honour of Christopher Gill, Emeritus Professor of Ancient Thought at the University of Exeter.
All of the essays in the volume contribute to a shared project - the exploration of ancient concepts of self and soul, understood in a broad sense - and, as in the work of the honorand himself, they are distinguished by a diversity of approach and subject matter, ranging widely across disciplinary boundaries to cover ancient philosophy, psychology, medical writing, and literary criticism. They can be read separately or together, taking the reader on a journey through topics and themes as varied as money, love, hope, pleasure, rage, free will, metempsychosis, Roman imperialism, cookery, and the Underworld, yet all committed to examining central issues about the experience of being a person and the question of how best to live.
The international line-up of contributors includes many established figures in the disciplines of classical literature, ancient philosophy, and ancient medicine, as well as several younger scholars. All have been inspired by Christopher Gill's contributions to scholarly research in these fields and their collective work aspires to honour through imitation his remarkable combination of range with focus.
Contents
Richard Seaford, John Wilkins, and Matthew Wright: Introduction
1: Richard Seaford: The Psukhê from Homer to Plato: A Historical Sketch
2: Katja Maria Vogt: Imagining Good Future States: Hope and Truth in Plato's Philebus
3: Richard Sorabji: Freedom and Will: Graeco-Roman Origins
4: R. J. Hankinson: Survival and the Self: Materialism and Metempsychosis Ancient Attitudes, Modern Perspectives
5: David Sedley: Epicurean versus Cyrenaic Happiness
6: Malcolm Schofield: Cicero on Imperialism and the Soul
7: Gretchen Reydams-Schils: Maximus of Tyre on God and Providence
8: Nicholas Banner: The Indeterminate Self and its Cultivation in Plotinus
9: P. N. Singer: The Essence of Rage: Galen on Emotional Disturbances and their Physical Correlates
10: Paul Scade: Music and the Soul in Stoicism
11: Matthew Wright: A Lover's Discourse: Erôs in Greek Tragedy
12: Emma Gee: The Self and the Underworld
13: Shadi Bartsch: Philosophy, Physicians, and Persianic Satire
Notes on Contributors
Bibliography of Christopher Gill's Publications
Index
