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The emotions in Hellenistic philosophy / edited by Juha Sihvola and Troels Engberg-Pedersen.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- New synthese historical library ; v. 46.
- The new synthese historical library ; v. 46
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philosophy, Ancient.
- Emotions (Philosophy)--History.
- Emotions (Philosophy).
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 380 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, [1998]
- Summary:
- Discussions about the nature of the emotions in Hellenistic philosophy have aroused intense scholarly interest over the last few years. The topics covered by the essays in this volume range from the classical background of Hellenistic theories, through debates on emotion in the major Hellenistic schools, to discussions in later antiquity. Special emphasis is placed on the development of the Stoic views on the nature and value of the emotions. The essays are written with a high level of philosophical and classical scholarship, but contain no exclusive technicalities. Audience: This first comprehensive treatment of the emotions in Hellenistic philosophy can be read with pleasure and profit not only by professionals in ancient philosophy but also all those who are interested in the philosophy of mind and its history.
- Contents:
- How the Philosophical Analysis of the Emotions was Introduced / Simo Knuuttila, Juha Sihvola 1
- The Old Stoic Theory of Emotions / Tad Brennan 21
- Posidonius on Emotions / John M. Cooper 71
- Did Galen Understand Platonic and Stoic Thinking on Emotions? / Christopher Gill 113
- Chrysippus
- Posidonius
- Seneca: A High-Level Debate on Emotion / Richard Sorabji 149
- Epicureans on Anger / John Procope 171
- The Sceptics and the Emotions / Richard Bett 197
- Stoic Inhumanity / T.H. Irwin 219
- The Two Faces of Stoicism: Rousseau and Freud / Amelie Oksenberg Rorty 243
- Eros and the Wise: The Stoic Response to a Cultural Dilemma / Martha Nussbaum 271
- Marcus Aurelius on Emotions / Troels Engberg-Pedersen 305
- Plotinus on the Emotions / Eyjolfur Kjalar Emilsson 339.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0792353188
- OCLC:
- 39800702
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