| Passion and Action: The Emotions in Seventeenth-Century Philosophy Contributor(s): James, Susan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198236743 ISBN-13: 9780198236740 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $61.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 1997 Annotation: Passion and Action is an exploration of the role of the passions in seventeenth-century thought. Susan James offers fresh readings of a broad range of thinkers, including such canonical figures as Hobbes, Descartes, Malebranche, Spinoza, Pascal, and Locke, and shows that a full understanding of their philosophies must take account of their interpretations of our affective life. This ground-breaking study throws new light upon the shaping of our ideas about the mind, knowledge, and action, and provides a historical context for burgeoning current debates about the emotions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - General - Philosophy | Movements - Humanism - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
| Dewey: 128.370 |
| LCCN: 97011501 |
| Lexile Measure: 1560 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.41 lbs) 328 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Passion and Action is an exploration of the role of the passions in seventeenth-century thought. Susan James offers fresh readings of a broad range of thinkers, including such canonical figures as Hobbes, Descartes, Malebranche, Spinoza, Pascal, and Locke, and shows that a full understanding of their philosophies must take account of their interpretations of our affective life. This ground-breaking study throws new light upon the shaping of our ideas about the mind, knowledge, and action, and provides a historical context for burgeoning current debates about the emotions. |