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Genre/Form: | Electronic books Early works Early works to 1850 Ouvrages avant 1850 |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Psychology of Aristotle, the Philosopher. Karnac Books 2011 (OCoLC)692290755 |
Named Person: | Aristotle; Aristotle. |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Charalambos S Ierodiakonou |
ISBN: | 9781849408868 1849408866 9780429907708 0429907702 0429482930 9780429482939 1283072335 9781283072335 9786613072337 6613072338 |
OCLC Number: | 743100437 |
Language Note: | English. |
Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 166 pages) |
Contents: | COVER; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; PART I SOUL-BODY; CHAPTER ONE The soul-body problem (psyche-soma); PART II MENTAL FUNCTIONS; CHAPTER TWO Sense-perception; CHAPTER THREE Thought and judgement; CHAPTER FOUR Volition (will) and psychomotor function; CHAPTER FIVE Affect (mood); CHAPTER SIX Memory; CHAPTER SEVEN Consciousness-dreams; CHAPTER EIGHT Nutrition and reproduction; PART III FORMATION OF THE PERSONALITY; CHAPTER NINE The gifts of Nature; CHAPTER TEN The effects of the environment; CHAPTER ELEVEN The responsibility of one's Self. |
Responsibility: | Charalambos S. Ierodiakonou. |
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'There are some aspects that are unique in Aristotle. The diversity of subjects he excelled in, from poetry to astronomy and from mathematics to ethics, and the reference to him as "the" philosopher, in clear recognition and appreciation of his immense contribution. Professor Charalambos Ierodiakonou, a distinguished Professor of (significantly) the "Aristotelian" University of Thessaloniki, deals with the psychology of Aristotle. He is one of the most apt persons to do so, being a psychoanalytically oriented psychiatrist, a gifted scholar, a charismatic teacher, and the author of several well-received books on Aristotle. I feel confident that this new book will bring Aristotle's teaching closer to us and will enhance our understanding of the ideas of the philosopher on a diachronic aspect of life - the human psyche.'- Professor George N. Christodoulou, Honorary President, Hellenic Psychiatric Association and Cyprus Psychiatric Association; Honorary Fellow, World Psychiatric Association'"Method", "categories", and the conception of the undivided nature of the human being constitute the Aristotelian challenge, even to contemporary philosophical thinking. I feel that psychoanalysis has manifested a peculiar embarrassment in regard to Aristotle's work, whereas references to and connections with Plato are more frequent ("The Symposium", "Phaedrus", etc.). Professor Charalambos Ierodiakonou, psychiatrist and psychoanalytic psychotherapist, attempts a "return" to Aristotle, not for reasons of historical justice, but because he thinks we need to be acquainted with the foundations and the past of modern psychoanalytic, and in general of psychological, reflection. The way he goes about this deeper delving into Aristotle is fascinating. Because he combines admiration with reasoning and substantial study, and the past of gnosiology with contemporary reflection. Hence, more than a textbook, this book becomes a work of critical thinking and questioning on human nature. It is a valuable book, a captivating turn-pager, to the last line.'- Grigoris Vaslamatzis, MD, Psychiatrist, Psychoanalyst, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Athens University Medical School, Greece Read more...

