The Animal and the Human in Ancient and Modern Thought: The 'man Alone of Animals' Concept by Stephen Newmyer

Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies

The Animal and the Human in Ancient and Modern Thought: The 'man Alone of Animals' Concept

Stephen Newmyer

168 pages paperback

2 editions

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Ancient Greeks endeavored to define the human being vis- -vis other animal species by isolating capacities and endowments which they considered to be unique to humans. This approach toward defining the human being still appears with surprising fre...

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