This book offers a comprehensive study of the views of ancient philosophers on mental disorders. Relying on the original Greek and Latin textual sources, the au

When philosophy rescued him from an emotional crisis, Jules Evans became fascinated by how ideas invented over two thousand years ago can help us today. He inte

The first substantial history of psychological thought in Classical Greek medicine, showing the relevance of ancient ideas to modern debates.

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