Emotions and choice from Boethius to Descartes
By: edited by Henrik Lagerlund and Mikko Yrjönsuuri
Contributors: Lagerlund, Henrik; Yrjönsuuri, Mikko
Series: Studies in the history of philosophy of mind -- v. 1
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Dordrecht; Boston, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
Subjects: Act (Philosophy) -- History; Emotions (Philosophy) -- History; Philosophy of mind -- History; Philosophy, Medieval
Description: The essays in this book give the first comprehensive picture of the medieval development of philosophical theories concerning the nature of emotions and the influence they have on human choice. The historical span reaches from the late ancient to the early modern philosophy, showing in detail how old and new ideas were bred and brought into the Middle Ages, and how they resulted in a genuinely modern perspective in the thought of Descartes.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-316) and indexes