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Loading... Emotion and Peace of Mind: From Stoic Agitation to Christian Temptation (The Gifford Lectures)by Richard Sorabji
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Belongs to SeriesGifford Lectures (1996-1997)
Richard Sorabji presents a ground-breaking study of ancient Greek views of the emotions and their influence on subsequent theories and attitudes, pagan and Christian. The key questions are ones that concern everyone: what is emotion, and how does one cope with one's own emotions and establish peace of mind? The central focus of the book is the Stoics, but Sorabji draws on a vast range of texts to give a rich historical survey of how Western thinking about this central aspect ofhuman nature developed. The result is a magisterial work of scholarship which will be fascinating for anyone with an i No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)128.37Philosophy and Psychology Philosophy Of Humanity The Human Condition Attributes and faculties EmotionLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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