Divination and Human Nature

Divination and Human Nature
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Download or read book Divination and Human Nature written by Peter T. Struck and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Divination and the History of Surplus Knowledge -- Chapter 1. Plato on Divination and Nondiscursive Knowing -- Chapter 2. Aristotle on Foresight through Dreams -- Chapter 3. Posidonius and Other Stoics on Extra-Sensory Knowledge -- Chapter 4. Iamblichus on Divine Divination and Human Intuition -- Conclusion. Reconsidering Penelope -- Bibliography -- Index Locorum -- Subject Index


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