Cicero On The Emotions

Author : Marcus Tullius
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009-03-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780226305196

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Cicero on the Emotions by Marcus Tullius Pdf

The third and fourth books of Cicero's Tusculan Disputations deal with the nature and management of human emotion: first grief, then the emotions in general. In lively and accessible style, Cicero presents the insights of Greek philosophers on the subject, reporting the views of Epicureans and Peripatetics and giving a detailed account of the Stoic position, which he himself favors for its close reasoning and moral earnestness. Both the specialist and the general reader will be fascinated by the Stoics' analysis of the causes of grief, their classification of emotions by genus and species, their lists of oddly named character flaws, and by the philosophical debate that develops over the utility of anger in politics and war. Margaret Graver's elegant and idiomatic translation makes Cicero's work accessible not just to classicists but to anyone interested in ancient philosophy and psychotherapy or in the philosophy of emotion. The accompanying commentary explains the philosophical concepts discussed in the text and supplies many helpful parallels from Greek sources.

Author : Margaret R. Graver
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2011-04-25
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781459618602

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Stoicism and Emotion by Margaret R. Graver Pdf

On the surface, stoicism and emotion seem like contradictory terms. Yet the Stoic philosophers of ancient Greece and Rome were deeply interested in the emotions, which they understood as complex judgments about what we regard as valuable in our surroundings. Stoicism and Emotion shows that they did not simply advocate an across-the-board suppression of feeling, as stoicism implies in today's English, but instead conducted a searching examination of these powerful psychological responses, seeking to understand what attitude toward them expresses the deepest respect for human potential.

Author : Marcus Tullius Cicero
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Happiness
ISBN : HARVARD:HN1YEC

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Cicero's Tusculan Disputations by Marcus Tullius Cicero Pdf

Author : Tad Brennan
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2005-06-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191531323

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The Stoic Life by Tad Brennan Pdf

Tad Brennan explains how to live the Stoic life - and why we might want to. Stoicism has been one of the main currents of thought in Western civilization for two thousand years: Brennan offers a fascinating guide through the ethical ideas of the original Stoic philosophers, and shows how valuable these ideas remain today, both intellectually and in practice. He writes in a lively informal style which will bring Stoicism to life for readers who are new to ancient philosophy. The Stoic Life will also be of great interest to philosophers and classicists seeking a full understanding of the intellectual legacy of the Stoics. Brennan starts from scrupulous attention to the evidence (references are provided to all of the standard collections of Stoic texts). He provides translations of the original texts, with extensive annotations that will allow readers to pursue further reading. No knowledge of Greek is required. An introductory section provides context by introducing the reader to the most important figures in the Stoic school, the philosophical climate in which they worked, and a brief summary of the leading tenets of the Stoic system. After this context is established, the book is divided into three sections. The first provides a thorough exploration of the Stoic school's theories of psychology, focusing on their analyses of fear, desire, and other emotions. The second develops the more centrally ethical topics of value, obligation, and right action. The third part explores the Stoic school's views on fate, determinism, and moral responsibility. For anyone interested in the origins of Western ethical thought, who wishes to understand the vast influence that Stoic philosophy has had on philosophy and religion up to our time, this book will be essential reading.

Author : Lucius Annaeus Seneca,Seneca
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780691181950

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De ira by Lucius Annaeus Seneca,Seneca Pdf

Timeless wisdom on controlling anger in personal life and politics from the Roman Stoic philosopher and statesman Seneca In his essay “On Anger” (De Ira), the Roman Stoic thinker Seneca (c. 4 BC–65 AD) argues that anger is the most destructive passion: “No plague has cost the human race more dear.” This was proved by his own life, which he barely preserved under one wrathful emperor, Caligula, and lost under a second, Nero. This splendid new translation of essential selections from “On Anger,” presented with an enlightening introduction and the original Latin on facing pages, offers readers a timeless guide to avoiding and managing anger. It vividly illustrates why the emotion is so dangerous and why controlling it would bring vast benefits to individuals and society. Drawing on his great arsenal of rhetoric, including historical examples (especially from Caligula’s horrific reign), anecdotes, quips, and soaring flights of eloquence, Seneca builds his case against anger with mounting intensity. Like a fire-and-brimstone preacher, he paints a grim picture of the moral perils to which anger exposes us, tracing nearly all the world’s evils to this one toxic source. But he then uplifts us with a beatific vision of the alternate path, a path of forgiveness and compassion that resonates with Christian and Buddhist ethics. Seneca’s thoughts on anger have never been more relevant than today, when uncivil discourse has increasingly infected public debate. Whether seeking personal growth or political renewal, readers will find, in Seneca’s wisdom, a valuable antidote to the ills of an angry age.

Author : Sophia Papaioannou,Andreas Serafim,Kyriakos N. Dēmētriou
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Persuasion (Rhetoric)
ISBN : 9004412549

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The Ancient Art of Persuasion Across Genres and Topics by Sophia Papaioannou,Andreas Serafim,Kyriakos N. Dēmētriou Pdf

This is an original collection of essays that contribute to a developing appreciation of persuasion across ancient genres (mainly oratory, historiography, poetry) and a wide diversity of interdisciplinary topics (performance, language, style, emotions, gender, argumentation and narrative, politics).

Author : Marcus Tullius Cicero
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
Page : 727 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Cicero's Tusculan Disputations by Marcus Tullius Cicero Pdf

First published in the year 1877, the present book 'Cicero's Tusculan Disputations' is a series of books written by Cicero. He wrote this around 45 BC in an attempt to popularise Stoic philosophy in Ancient Rome.

Author : Ernest Alfred Lussky
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1929
Category : Emotions
ISBN : UOM:39015000660970

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The Appeal to the Emotions in the Judicial Speeches of Cicero as Compared with the Theories Set Forth on the Subject in the De Oratore ... by Ernest Alfred Lussky Pdf

Author : Jed W. Atkins,Thomas Bénatouïl
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-16
Category : PHILOSOPHY
ISBN : 9781108416665

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The Cambridge Companion to Cicero's Philosophy by Jed W. Atkins,Thomas Bénatouïl Pdf

Introduces Cicero's philosophy and demonstrates its relevance to many fundamental epistemological, ethical, and political issues.

Author : Walter Nicgorski
Publisher : University of Notre Dame Pess
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780268158118

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Cicero’s Practical Philosophy by Walter Nicgorski Pdf

Cicero’s Practical Philosophy marks a revival over the last two generations of serious scholarly interest in Cicero’s political thought. Its nine original essays by a multidisciplinary group of distinguished international scholars manifest close study of Cicero’s philosophical writings and great appreciation for him as a creative thinker, one from whom we can continue to learn. This collection focuses initially on Cicero’s major work of political theory, his De Re Publica, and the key moral virtues that shape his ethics, but the contributors attend to all of Cicero’s primary writings on political community, law, the ultimate good, and moral duties. Room is also made for Cicero’s extensive writings on the art of rhetoric, which he explicitly draws into the orbit of his philosophical writings. Cicero’s concern with the divine, with epistemological issues, and with competing analyses of the human soul are among the matters necessarily encountered in pursuing, with Cicero, the large questions of moral and political philosophy, namely, what is the good and genuinely happy life and how are our communities to be rightly ordered. The volume also reprints Walter Nicgorski’s classic essay “Cicero and the Rebirth of Political Philosophy,” which helped spark the current revival of interest in Cicero the philosopher. Contributors: Walter Nicgorski, J. G. F. Powell, Malcolm Schofield, Carlos Lévy, Catherine Tracy, Margaret Graver, Harald Thorsrud, David Fott, Xavier Márquez, and J. Jackson Barlow.

Author : Rafał Borysławski,Alicja Bemben
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000452372

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Emotions as Engines of History by Rafał Borysławski,Alicja Bemben Pdf

Seeking to bridge the gap between various approaches to the study of emotions, this volume aims at a multidisciplinary examination of connections between emotions and history and the ways in which these connections have manifested themselves in historiography, cultural, and literary studies. The book offers a selected range of insights into the idea of emotions, affects, and emotionality as driving forces and agents of change in history. The fifteen essays it comprises probe into the emotional motives and dispositions behind both historical phenomena and the ways they were narrated.

Author : Nathan Gilbert,Margaret Graver,Sean McConnell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2022-12-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781009170338

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Power and Persuasion in Cicero's Philosophy by Nathan Gilbert,Margaret Graver,Sean McConnell Pdf

Explores Cicero's thought on a range of issues including political leadership, persuasive rhetoric, and the right use of power.

Author : Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 633 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780226265209

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Letters on Ethics by Lucius Annaeus Seneca Pdf

“An exceptionally accessible” new translation of “the lively and urgent writings of one of classical antiquity’s most important ethicists” (Choice). The Roman statesman and philosopher Seneca (4 BCE–65 CE) recorded his moral philosophy and reflections on life as a highly original kind of correspondence. Letters on Ethics includes vivid descriptions of town and country life in Nero’s Italy, discussions of poetry and oratory, and philosophical training for Seneca’s friend Lucilius. This volume, the first complete English translation in nearly a century, makes the Letters more accessible than ever before. Written as much for a general audience as for Lucilius, these engaging letters offer advice on how to deal with everything from nosy neighbors to sickness, pain, and death. Seneca uses the informal format of the letter to present the central ideas of Stoicism, for centuries the most influential philosophical system in the Mediterranean world. His lively and at times humorous expositions have made the Letters his most popular work and an enduring classic. Including an introduction and explanatory notes by Margaret Graver and A. A. Long, this authoritative edition will captivate a new generation of readers.

Author : Susanna Morton Braund,Christopher Gill
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1997-08-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780521473910

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The Passions in Roman Thought and Literature by Susanna Morton Braund,Christopher Gill Pdf

Essays by an international team of scholars in Latin literature and ancient philosophy explore the understanding of emotions (or 'passions') in Roman thought and literature. Building on work on Hellenistic theories of emotion and on philosophy as therapy, they look closely at the interface between ancient philosophy (especially Stoic and Epicurean), rhetorical theory, conventional Roman thinking and literary portrayal. There are searching studies of the emotional thought-world of a range of writers including Catullus, Cicero, Virgil, Seneca, Statius, Tacitus and Juvenal. Issues of debate such as the ethical colour of Aeneas's angry killing of Turnus at the end of the Aeneid are placed in a broad and illuminating perspective. Written in clear and non-technical language, with Greek and Latin translated, the volume opens up a fascinating area on the borders of philosophy and literature.

Author : Juanita Feros Ruys,Michael W. Champion,Kirk Essary
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-07
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780429662836

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Before Emotion: The Language of Feeling, 400-1800 by Juanita Feros Ruys,Michael W. Champion,Kirk Essary Pdf

Before Emotion: The Language of Feeling, 400-1800 advances current interdisciplinary research in the history of emotions through in-depth studies of the European language of emotion from late antiquity to the modern period. Focusing specifically on the premodern cognates of ‘affect’ or ‘affection’ (such as affectus, affectio, affeccioun, etc.), an international team of scholars explores the cultural and intellectual contexts in which emotion was discussed before the term ‘emotion’ itself came into widespread use. By tracing the history of key terms and concepts associated with what we identify as ‘emotions’ today, the volume offers a first-time critical foundation for understanding pre- and early modern emotions discourse, charts continuities and changes across cultures, time periods, genres, and languages, and helps contextualize modern shifts in the understanding of emotions.