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Emotions in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
Simo Knuuttila
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Description for Emotions in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
hardcover. Emotions are the focus of intense debate both in contemporary philosophy and psychology and increasingly also in the history of ideas. This book serves as a survey of philosophical theories of emotions from Plato to Renaissance times, combining historical reconstruction with philosophical analysis. Num Pages: 1 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPCB; HPM; JMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 679. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Emotions are the focus of intense debate both in contemporary philosophy and psychology and increasingly also in the history of ideas. Simo Knuuttila presents a comprehensive survey of philosophical theories of emotion from Plato to Renaissance times, combining rigorous philosophical analysis with careful historical reconstruction. The first part of the book covers the conceptions of Plato and Aristotle and later ancient views from Stoicism to Neoplatonism and, in addition, their reception and transformation by early Christian thinkers from Clement and Origen to Augustine and Cassian. Knuuttila then proceeds to a discussion of ancient themes in medieval thought, and of ... Read more
Emotions are the focus of intense debate both in contemporary philosophy and psychology and increasingly also in the history of ideas. Simo Knuuttila presents a comprehensive survey of philosophical theories of emotion from Plato to Renaissance times, combining rigorous philosophical analysis with careful historical reconstruction. The first part of the book covers the conceptions of Plato and Aristotle and later ancient views from Stoicism to Neoplatonism and, in addition, their reception and transformation by early Christian thinkers from Clement and Origen to Augustine and Cassian. Knuuttila then proceeds to a discussion of ancient themes in medieval thought, and of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
1
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199266388
SKU
KSG0034352
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Reviews for Emotions in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
Knuuttila has done an immense amount of research, covering an extraordinarily wide variety of sources ... it will be a fine resource for any who wish to see how ideas of the soul, and the place of emotions and other faculties and powers in it, evolved from classical antiquity to the high Middle Ages. It is the work of a ... Read more