Emotion and peace of mind : from Stoic agitation to Christian temptation / / Richard Sorabji

• Autore: Sorabji Richard
• Pubblicazione: Oxford [England] ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (512 p.)
• Disciplina: 128.37
• Soggetto topico: Emotions (Philosophy) - History; Peace of mind; Stoics - History; Fathers of the church; Theology - History - Early church, ca. 30-600
• Note generali: Originally published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [419]-430) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Emotion and peace of mind
• ISBN: 1-282-06065-1; 9786612060656; 0-19-154403-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910815730703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Gifford lectures.