Libro The Therapy of Desire: Theory and Practice in Hellenistic Ethics (Princeton Classics) De Martha C. Nussbaum

portada The Therapy of Desire: Theory and Practice in Hellenistic Ethics (Princeton Classics)

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

Princeton University Press

Autor

Martha C. Nussbaum

Año

2009

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

584

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

ISBN

0691141312

ISBN13

9780691141312

The Therapy of Desire: Theory and Practice in Hellenistic Ethics (Princeton Classics)

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The Epicureans, Skeptics, and Stoics practiced philosophy not as a detached intellectual discipline but as a worldly art of grappling with issues of daily and urgent human significance. In this classic work, Martha Nussbaum maintains that these Hellenistic schools have been unjustly neglected in recent philosophic accounts of what the classical "tradition" has to offer. By examining texts of philosophers such as Epicurus, Lucretius, and Seneca, she recovers a valuable source for current moral and political thought and encourages us to reconsider philosophical argument as a technique through which to improve lives. Written for general readers and specialists, The Therapy of Desire addresses compelling issues ranging from the psychology of human passion through rhetoric to the role of philosophy in public and private life.