书名: Passions and Moral Progress in Greco-Roman Thought (Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies)
作者: John T. Fitzgerald (Author)
出版社: Routledge; 1 edition (December 12, 2007)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0415280699
ISBN-13: 978-0415280693
Book Description
This book contains a collection of essays on the topic of the pathē and prokopē, or the relationship between the passions and moral advancement in Greek and Roman thought. Recognizing that emotions played a key role in whether individuals lived happily, ancient philosophers extensively discussed the nature of the passions, showing how those who managed their emotions properly made moral progress.
The "passions" refer to those passionate emotions which can turn crucially destructive if left unchecked – for example, unbridled anger, uncontrolled desire, or overwhelming grief. These essays explore the different Greco-Roman perspectives on the passions and moral progress and how they felt best to manage them to preserve and advance their own morality.
More comprehensive and multi-disciplinary than many other books on the subject, this book encompasses philosophy, literature, and religion, containing the efforts of thirteen leading specialists from various fields including classics, ancient philosophy and literature, Hellenistic Judaism, and New Testament scholarship. The contributions are preceded by a full and accessible introduction to the subject by John T. Fitzgerald.
Writers discussed include the Cynics, the Neopythagoreans, Aristotle, Theophrastus, Ovid, Paul, and Clement of Alexandria.
About the Author
John T. Fitzgerald is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Miami. His research concentrates on the ways in which Jews and Christians interacted with Greco-Roman culture and appropriated philosophical materials for religious use.
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作者: John T. Fitzgerald (Author)
出版社: Routledge; 1 edition (December 12, 2007)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0415280699
ISBN-13: 978-0415280693
Book Description
This book contains a collection of essays on the topic of the pathē and prokopē, or the relationship between the passions and moral advancement in Greek and Roman thought. Recognizing that emotions played a key role in whether individuals lived happily, ancient philosophers extensively discussed the nature of the passions, showing how those who managed their emotions properly made moral progress.
The "passions" refer to those passionate emotions which can turn crucially destructive if left unchecked – for example, unbridled anger, uncontrolled desire, or overwhelming grief. These essays explore the different Greco-Roman perspectives on the passions and moral progress and how they felt best to manage them to preserve and advance their own morality.
More comprehensive and multi-disciplinary than many other books on the subject, this book encompasses philosophy, literature, and religion, containing the efforts of thirteen leading specialists from various fields including classics, ancient philosophy and literature, Hellenistic Judaism, and New Testament scholarship. The contributions are preceded by a full and accessible introduction to the subject by John T. Fitzgerald.
Writers discussed include the Cynics, the Neopythagoreans, Aristotle, Theophrastus, Ovid, Paul, and Clement of Alexandria.
About the Author
John T. Fitzgerald is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Miami. His research concentrates on the ways in which Jews and Christians interacted with Greco-Roman culture and appropriated philosophical materials for religious use.
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