ARISTOTLE On Sleep and Dreams

This work is designed to make Aristotle's neglected but fascinating writings on sleep and dreams accessible in translation to modern readers, and to provide a commentary with a contemporary perspective. It considers Aristotle's theory of dreams in historical context, especially in relation to Plato. It also discusses neo-Freudian interpretations of Aristotle and contemporary experimental psychology of dreaming. Aristotle's account of dreaming as a function of the imagination is examined from a philosophical perspective. The work is revised and corrected version of the North American edition.

David Gallop is Professor of Philosophy (Emeritus) at Trent University, Ontario, and has taught philosophy at the University of Toronto. His publications include editions of Plato's Phaedo, Defence of Socrates, Euthyphro and Crito.

264pp. (1996) cl 674 3 £35 / $59.99, pb 675 1 £16.50 / $28

CONTENTS Acknowledgements Preface Note on the Text and Translation Abbreviations INTRODUCTION PARALLEL GREEK TEXT AND ENGLISH TRANSLATION Notes Appendix Glossary Select Bibliography Index

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"...this book will be appreciated not only by classical scholars and philosophers, but also by contemporary psychologists who want to learn something of their eminent predecessor's views." CR
"A beautiful edition . . . a model for this kind of translation and textual study . . . for the psychologist, the philosopher and those working on their Greek. Also a wonderful examination of dreams in the ancient world." Desmond Fitzgerald, UCSF
". . . combining a sureness of classical learning with a sympathetic understanding of the relevant areas of the modern literature. The result is a book that will be of interest and profit to classicist and modern alike." Dialogue

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