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EMOTIONS AND CHOICE FROM BOETHIUS TO DESCARTES
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| By: |
Henrik Lagerlund (Editor), Mikko Yrjonsuuri (Editor) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£74.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1402010273 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781402010279 |
| Publisher: |
KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS |
| Edition: |
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002 |
| Series: |
Studies in the History of Philosophy of Mind v. 1 |
| Pages: |
342 |
| Description: |
Features essays that provide a picture of the medieval development of philosophical theories concerning the nature of emotions and the influence they have on human choice. This title shows 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. |
| Synopsis: |
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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biography |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Kluwer Academic Publishers |
| Returns: |
Returnable |