Emotions and Choice from Boethius to Descartes

Emotions and Choice from Boethius to Descartes
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 368
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ISBN-10 : 9789401005067
ISBN-13 : 9401005060
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Book Synopsis Emotions and Choice from Boethius to Descartes by : Henrik Lagerlund

Download or read book Emotions and Choice from Boethius to Descartes written by Henrik Lagerlund and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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