What are emotions? How do they relate to other mental states? And what is their specific structure? This book discusses these questions, focusing on medieval and early modern theories. It pays particular attention to the question of how we can change our emotions and thereby improve our mental life.
What are emotions? How do they relate to other mental states? And what is their specific structure? This book discusses these questions, focusing on medieval and early modern theories. It pays particular attention to the question of how we can change our emotions and thereby improve our mental life.
Dominik Perler is Professor of Philosophy at Humboldt-Universität in Berlin. Tony Crawford is a freelance translator and editor in Berlin.
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Preface Preface to the English Edition Introduction 1. A Philosophical Approach to Emotions 2. Why Historical Analysis? 3. A Twofold Transformation I. Thomas Aquinas: Emotions as Sensual Movements 1. A Simple Explanation? 2. The Soul and Its Faculties 3. The Characterization and Classification of the Emotions 4. The Cognitive Content of Emotions: Fear and Anger 5. How Can Emotions Be Rationally Controlled? II. John Duns Scotus and William of Ockham: Emotions in the Will 1. Two Kinds of Emotions 2. Pain as a Sensual Suffering 3. Sadness and Free Will 4. The Separation of the Parts of the Soul and Its Consequences 5. Love , Enjoyment and Voluntary Control III. Michel de Montaigne: A Skeptical View of Emotions 1. A Theoretical Approach? 2. Dynamic Pyrrhonism 3. Applying the Skeptical Method: Sadness, Fear and Anger 4. Is A Systematic Order of the Emotions Possible? 5. Natural Moderation Instead of Control IV. René Descartes: A Dualist View of Emotions 1. A Mechanistic Theory of Feelings? 2. The Functional Unity of Body and Mind 3. Emotions as Representations 4. Wonder and the Taxonomy of Emotions 5. Self-control through Self-respect V. Baruch de Spinoza: Emotions as Psychophysical Units 1. A Naturalistic Approach 2. The Metaphysical Frame: Monism and Causal Order 3. Passive and Active Emotions 4. An Intellectualistic and Egoistic Error? 5. A Rationalistic Therapy Conclusion Bibliography Notes
Preface Preface to the English Edition Introduction 1. A Philosophical Approach to Emotions 2. Why Historical Analysis? 3. A Twofold Transformation I. Thomas Aquinas: Emotions as Sensual Movements 1. A Simple Explanation? 2. The Soul and Its Faculties 3. The Characterization and Classification of the Emotions 4. The Cognitive Content of Emotions: Fear and Anger 5. How Can Emotions Be Rationally Controlled? II. John Duns Scotus and William of Ockham: Emotions in the Will 1. Two Kinds of Emotions 2. Pain as a Sensual Suffering 3. Sadness and Free Will 4. The Separation of the Parts of the Soul and Its Consequences 5. Love , Enjoyment and Voluntary Control III. Michel de Montaigne: A Skeptical View of Emotions 1. A Theoretical Approach? 2. Dynamic Pyrrhonism 3. Applying the Skeptical Method: Sadness, Fear and Anger 4. Is A Systematic Order of the Emotions Possible? 5. Natural Moderation Instead of Control IV. René Descartes: A Dualist View of Emotions 1. A Mechanistic Theory of Feelings? 2. The Functional Unity of Body and Mind 3. Emotions as Representations 4. Wonder and the Taxonomy of Emotions 5. Self-control through Self-respect V. Baruch de Spinoza: Emotions as Psychophysical Units 1. A Naturalistic Approach 2. The Metaphysical Frame: Monism and Causal Order 3. Passive and Active Emotions 4. An Intellectualistic and Egoistic Error? 5. A Rationalistic Therapy Conclusion Bibliography Notes
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