Monaco, Jill
Snell, B: Descubrimiento del espíritu
- ISBN 13:
- 9788496834224
- author:
- Monaco, Jill
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Acantilado
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 140
- Dimensions:
- 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.8 centimetres (0
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Bruno Snell's El descubrimiento del espíritu explores the origins of fundamental ideas in Western thought, tracing their development from ancient Greece over two millennia.
The book examines how concepts such as the distinction between body and soul, logical thinking, and personal responsibility emerged through a gradual process that began in Greece. Snell combines philology and philosophy to chart this journey, taking readers from Homer's vision of the world to the lyric poetry of ancient Greece, the philosophical ideas of the Presocratics, and the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides.
The result is a profound understanding of the foundations of European civilization. With remarkable clarity and erudition, Snell investigates the underlying principles that shaped Western culture, creating a rich and nuanced portrait of the intellectual heritage of the ancient Greeks.