The Greeks and the Irrational Audiology Basilicata

Basilicata

he was not an obvious contender for the most enduring pop-culture figure of the next century

and baked pies and sweets

They were also targets of anti-Semitism

and a survivor of childhood sexual assault

The Greeks and the Irrational Audiology BasilicataIn this philosophy classic, which was first published in 1951, E. R. Dodds takes on the traditional view of Greek culture as a triumph of rationalism. Using the analytical tools of modern anthropology and psychology, Dodds asks, "Why should we attribute to the ancient Greeks an immunity from 'primitive' modes of thought which we do not find in any society open to our direct observation?" Praised by reviewers as "an event in modern Greek scholarship"