
Certain ideas have preoccupied thinkers since ancient times: the nature of mind, the sources of knowledge and belief, the nature of the self, ethics and the best way to lead our lives, the question of free will. In this book, John Malone examines these ideas in the writings of...

A history of ideas about mind, knowledge, the self, ethics, and free will, and their importance as more than just precursors of current thinking. Certain ideas have preoccupied thinkers since ancient times: the nature of mind, the sources of knowledge and belief,...