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The brute within : appetitive desire in Plato and Aristotle /

Lorenz presents a comprehensive study of Plato's and Aristotle's conceptions of non-rational desire. They see this as something that humans share with animals, and which aims primarily at the pleasures of food, drink, and sex.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lorenz, Hendrik
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford : Oxford ; New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 2006.
Series:Oxford philosophical monographs.
Subjects:
Plato.
Aristotle.
Platon.
Aristote.
Aristotle
Plato
Aristoteles.
Soul.
Desire.
Âme.
Désir.
PHILOSOPHY > Movements > Humanism.
Desire
Soul
Verlangen
Wensen.
Motivatie.
Filosofia antiga.
Filosofia grega.
Platonismo.
Aristotelismo.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Lorenz presents a comprehensive study of Plato's and Aristotle's conceptions of non-rational desire. They see this as something that humans share with animals, and which aims primarily at the pleasures of food, drink, and sex.
Physical Description:1 online resource (229 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-213) and indexes.
ISBN:9781435619005
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