Passion of the Western Mind

Passion of the Western Mind
Title Passion of the Western Mind PDF eBook
Author Richard Tarnas
Publisher Ballantine Books
Pages 560
Release 2011-10-19
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 0307804526

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"[This] magnificent critical survey, with its inherent respect for both the 'Westt's mainstream high culture' and the 'radically changing world' of the 1990s, offers a new breakthrough for lay and scholarly readers alike....Allows readers to grasp the big picture of Western culture for the first time." SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE Here are the great minds of Western civilization and their pivotal ideas, from Plato to Hegel, from Augustine to Nietzsche, from Copernicus to Freud. Richard Tarnas performs the near-miracle of describing profound philosophical concepts simply but without simplifying them. Ten years in the making and already hailed as a classic, THE PASSION OF THE WESERN MIND is truly a complete liberal education in a single volume.

Passions of the Soul

Passions of the Soul
Title Passions of the Soul PDF eBook
Author René Descartes
Publisher Hackett Publishing
Pages 194
Release 1989-12-15
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 162466198X

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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Translator's Introduction Introduction by Genevieve Rodis-Lewis The Passions of the Soul: Preface PART I: About the Passions in General, and Incidentally about the Entire Nature of Man PART II: About the Number and Order of the Passions, and the Explanation of the Six Primitives PART III: About the Particular Passions Lexicon: Index to Lexicon Bibliography Index Index Locorum

Affects, Actions and Passions in Spinoza

Affects, Actions and Passions in Spinoza
Title Affects, Actions and Passions in Spinoza PDF eBook
Author Chantal Jaquet
Publisher Edinburgh University Press
Pages 167
Release 2018-01-23
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 1474433200

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Revisiting the generally accepted notion of psycho-physical parallelism in Spinoza, Chantal Jaquet offers a new analysis of the relation between body and mind. Looking at a range of Spinoza's texts, and using an original methodology, she analyses their unity in action through affects, actions and passions.

Passions and Perceptions

Passions and Perceptions
Title Passions and Perceptions PDF eBook
Author Jacques Brunschwig
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 384
Release 1993-03-25
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 0521402026

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This volume considers the important contributions to philosophy made by the philosophers of the Hellenistic schools.

From passion to peace; or, The pathway of the pure

From passion to peace; or, The pathway of the pure
Title From passion to peace; or, The pathway of the pure PDF eBook
Author James Allen
Publisher
Pages 80
Release 1910
Genre Christian life
ISBN

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The Passions of the Mind in General

The Passions of the Mind in General
Title The Passions of the Mind in General PDF eBook
Author Thomas Wright
Publisher Dissertations-G
Pages 536
Release 1986
Genre Psychology
ISBN

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The Passions

The Passions
Title The Passions PDF eBook
Author P. M. S. Hacker
Publisher John Wiley & Sons
Pages 483
Release 2017-12-18
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 1118951875

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A survey of astonishing breadth and penetration. No cognitive neuroscientist should ever conduct an experiment in the domain of the emotions without reading this book, twice. Parashkev Nachev, Institute of Neurology, UCL There is not a slack moment in the whole of this impressive work. With his remarkable facility for making fine distinctions, and his commitment to lucidity, Peter Hacker has subtly characterized those emotions such as pride, shame, envy, jealousy, love or sympathy which make up our all too human nature. This is an important book for philosophers but since most of its illustrative material comes from an astonishing range of British and European literature, it is required reading also for literary scholars, or indeed for anyone with an interest in understanding who and what we are. David Ellis, University of Kent Human beings are all subject to boundless flights of joy and delight, to flashes of anger and fear, to pangs of sadness and grief. We express our emotions in what we do, how we act, and what we say, and we can share our emotions with others and respond sympathetically to their feelings. Emotions are an intrinsic part of the human condition, and any study of human nature must investigate them. In this third volume of a major study in philosophical anthropology which has spanned nearly a decade, one of the most preeminent living philosophers examines and reflects upon the nature of the emotions, advancing the view that novelists, playwrights, and poets – rather than psychologists and cognitive neuroscientists – elaborate the most refined descriptions of their role in human life. In the book’s early chapters, the author analyses the emotions by situating them in relation to other human passions such as affections, appetites, attitudes, and agitations. While presenting a detailed connective analysis of the emotions, Hacker challenges traditional ideas about them and criticizes misconceptions held by philosophers, psychologists, and cognitive neuroscientists. With the help of abundant examples and illustrative quotations from the Western literary canon, later sections investigate, describe, and disentangle the individual emotions – pride, arrogance, and humility; shame, embarrassment, and guilt; envy and jealousy; and anger. The book concludes with an analysis of love, sympathy, and empathy as sources of absolute value and the roots of morality. A masterful contribution, this study of the passions is essential reading for philosophers of mind, psychologists, cognitive neuroscientists, students of Western literature, and general readers interested in understanding the nature of the emotions and their place in our lives.