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 ...
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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.
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Fine. Book. 4to-over 9æ-12" tall. Hardcover, bound in white and green boards, no dust-jacket as issued. 380 pages. Subject Index, Index of Names. First edition. Published in the 'New Synthese Historical Library' as vol. 46. From the library of John M. Cooper, Emeritus Henry Putnam University Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University, with his name on top of front free end-paper. Contains 12 essays on the subject of philosophical approaches to emotions, mostly from early Greek and Roman writers [Stoics, Galen, Epicureans, et alia] to one essay on modern views on the subject entitled "The Two Faces of Stoicism: Rousseau and Freud". A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, like new. Fine.
Add this copy of The Emotions in Hellenistic Philosophy (the New to cart. $197.22, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Springer.
