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

Richard Sorabji presents a study of ancient Greek views of the emotions and their influence on subsequent theories and attitudes, pagan and Christian. It examines what emotion is and how one copes with emotions and establish peace of mind.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sorabji, Richard
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford Univ. Press, ©2000.
Series:Gifford lectures.
Subjects:
Emotions (Philosophy) > History.
Peace of mind.
Stoics > History.
Fathers of the church.
Theology > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Stoics.
Emotions (Philosophy)
Émotions (Philosophie) > Histoire.
Tranquillité d'esprit.
Stoïcisme > Histoire.
Pères de l'Église.
Théologie > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
Stoïcisme.
Émotions (Philosophie)
stoicism.
PHILOSOPHY > Movements > Humanism.
Fathers of the church
Peace of mind
Stoics
Theology > Early church
Emoties.
Stoa.
Vroege kerk.
30-600
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Richard Sorabji presents a study of ancient Greek views of the emotions and their influence on subsequent theories and attitudes, pagan and Christian. It examines what emotion is and how one copes with emotions and establish peace of mind.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 499 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-430) and indexes.
ISBN:9780191544033
0191544035
9780191712609
0191712604
0198250053
9780198250050
9780199256600
0199256608