Philosophy and the passions: toward a history of human nature
Auteur :
Meyer, Michel
Éditeur :
Pennsylvania State University Press
ISBN :
9780271020310
Date de publication :
1 nov. 2000
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
653 g
Format :
Sewn
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
A wide-ranging exegesis that systematically traces the history of philosophical conceptions of the passions in the work of such thinkers as Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Spinoza, Descartes, Hobbes, Rousseau, Kant and Freud. It asks whether passion tortures people because it blinds them.