Juha Sihvola

The Emotions in Hellenistic Philosophy - The New Synthese Historical Library Juha Sihvola 1998 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Table of Contents: Introduction; S. Knuuttila, J. Sihvola. How the Philosophical Analysis of the Emotions was Introduced; T. Brennan. The Old Stoic Theory of Emotions; J. M. Cooper. Posidonius on Emotions; C. Gill. Did Galen Understand Platonic and Stoic Thinking Emotions? R. Sorabij. Chrysippus-Posidonius-Seneca: A High Level Debate on Emotion; J. Procope. Epicureans on Anger; R. Bett. The Sceptics and the Emotions. T. H. Irwin. Stoic Inhumanity; A. O. Rorty. The Two Faces of Stoicism: Rousseau and Freud; M. Nussbaum. Eros and the Wise: The Stoic Response to a Cultural Dilemma; T. Engberg-Pedersen. Marcus Aurelius on Emotions; E. K. Emilsson. Plotinus on the Emotions. Contributions. Subject Index. Index of Names.

Contributor Bio:  Sihvola, Juha Juha Sihvola is a professor of history at the University of Jyvaskyla, Finland. He is the author of "Decay, Progress, and the Good Life"? and" Hesiod and Protagoras on the Development of Culture", and the editor of "Ancient Scepticism and the Scepticist Tradition". Contributor Bio:  Engberg-Pedersen, Troels Troels Engberg-Pedersen is Professor of New Testament at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. He is the author of "Paul and the Stoics", winner of a 2001 Biblical Archaeology Society Publication Award.