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.
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9781400831944
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2013
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Princeton University Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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