| Emotion and Peace of Mind: From Stoic Agitation to Christian Temptation Revised Edition Contributor(s): Sorabji, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199256608 ISBN-13: 9780199256600 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $58.90 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2003 Annotation: 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. While the central focus of the book is the Stoics, Sorabji draws on a vast range of texts to give a rich historical survey of how Western thinking about this central aspect of human nature developed. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Inspirational - Philosophy | Movements - Humanism - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 128.370 |
| LCCN: 2002030832 |
| Series: Gifford Lectures |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6.46" W x 9.16" (1.62 lbs) 512 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. While the central focus of the book is the Stoics, Sorabji draws on a vast range of texts to give a rich historical survey of how Western thinking about this central aspect of human nature developed. |