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Emotion and Peace of Mind: From Stoic Agitation to Christian Temptation
Sorabji, Richard (Research Professor of Philosophy at King's College London; and Fellow, Research Professor of Philosophy at King's College London; and Fellow, Wolfson College, Oxford)
Emotion and Peace of Mind: From Stoic Agitation to Christian Temptation
Sorabji, Richard (Research Professor of Philosophy at King's College London; and Fellow, Research Professor of Philosophy at King's College London; and Fellow, Wolfson College, Oxford)
Presents a study of ancient Greek views of the emotions and their influence on subsequent theories and attitudes, pagan and Christian. This book focuses on the Stoics, drawing on a range of texts to give a survey of how Western thinking about this central aspect of human nature developed.
512 pages, bibliography, indexes
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | September 5, 2002 |
ISBN13 | 9780199256600 |
Publishers | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 512 |
Dimensions | 157 × 236 × 27 mm · 768 g |
Language | English |