Passions and Perceptions
Subtitle: Studies in Hellenistic Philosophy of Mind
Contributors: Jacques Brunschwig (Editor); Martha C. Nussbaum (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: December 14, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9780521034982
Subjects: Ancient Western philosophy to c 500; Philosophy of mind; Ancient Greece; History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical; Movements - Humanism; Philosophy / General; Philosophy / Humanism; Philosophy : History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical; Psychology--History--Congresses; Psychology--History--Congresses Psychology--H; Philosophy
First sentence: Hedonism, like pleasure, can take many forms, and its fundamental tenet, 'pleasure is the good', is notoriously open to different interpretations.