Neuroscience, Ancient Wisdom and the ISUD: Is There Anything New Under the Sun?

• Authors: Beck Martha C.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper links the claims of neuroscientist Antonio Damasio to the civilization of the Ancient Greeks. Although Damasio’s book, Looking for Spinoza: Joy, Sorrow and the Feeling Brain, makes the argument for the connection between Spinoza and neuroscience, he says that he prefers Aristotle’s model of human flourishing, but he does not describe Aristotle’s model. I explain Aristotle’s model and connect neuroscience to Aristotle and to the educational system underlying Greek mythology, Hesiod, Homer, tragedy and other aspects of Greek culture, including the role of the arts, religious rituals and the institutions of Greek democracy.

Keywords

EN

neuroscience; wisdom; Spinoza; Aristotle; neural mapping; brain; mind; homeostasis; happiness; salvation; God; spiritual experiences; spiritual leaders; intellectual love of God; archetypal psychology; Jung

• Publisher: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk; Fundacja Filozofia Na Rzecz Dialogu
• Journal: Dialogue and Universalism
• Year: 2017
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 173-187

Contributors

author

Beck Martha C.

• Lyon College, 2300 Highland Rd, Batesville, AR 72501, USA.