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Sorabji Richard |
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Emotion and peace of mind : from Stoic agitation to Christian temptation / / Richard Sorabji |
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Oxford [England] ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-06065-1 |
9786612060656 |
0-19-154403-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (512 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Emotions (Philosophy) - History |
Peace of mind |
Stoics - History |
Fathers of the church |
Theology - History - Early church, ca. 30-600 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [419]-430) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; I. EMOTIONS AS JUDGEMENTS VERSUS IRRATIONAL FORCES; II. VALUE OF THE EMOTIONS, COGNITIVE THERAPY, AND THE ROLE OF PHILOSOPHY; III. EMOTIONAL CONFLICT AND STRUCTURE OF THE MIND; IV. FROM STOIC AGITATIONS TO CHRISTIAN TEMPTATIONS; Bibliography of Secondary Sources Mentioned; Index of Ancient Thinkers; Index Locorum; Subject and Name Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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