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Writing for Print: Publishing and the Making of Textual Authority in Late Imperial China (Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series) by Anthony A. Long [Long, Anthony A.] is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.

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A. A. Long’s study of Greek notions of mind and human selfhood is anchored in questions of universal interest. What happens to us when we die? How is the mind or soul related to the body? Are we responsible for our own happiness? Can we achieve autonomy? Long shows that Greek thinkers’ modeling of the mind gave us metaphors that we still live by. ** Review Where did the notion of the mind or self as a separate entity come from? A. A. Long ’s splendid book, Greek Models of Mind and Self , suggests that to answer such questions one could return not to Descartes or the Christian tradition, long regarded as the Western origins of the modern self, but instead to antiquity, where are to be found not only sources for modern ideas, but also alternative ways of imagining ourselves as conscious physical beings. (Emily Wilson The Nation ) This diminutive book is a treasure…Bearing the nimble authority won from an extended and productive career, Long unfurls…a carefully stitched series of observations and discussions about the history of theorizing the human being in ancient Greek literature…A masterful tour through classical Greek psychology, conducted with insight and clarity. (Ellen Mu

Who reads Writing for Print: Publishing and the Making of Textual Authority in Late Imperial China (Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series)?

Author

Anthony A. Long [Long, Anthony A.]

Publisher

Harvard University Press, London

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781684170968

Category

philosophy

Subjects

Literary Criticism, Religion, Political Science

Rating

3.86 / 5 (12 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14