The Therapy of Desire: Theory and Practice in Hellenistic Ethics (Princeton Classics)
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| Management number | 237301375 | Release Date | 2026/07/10 | List Price | US$5.26 | Model Number | 237301375 | ||
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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. Read more
| ISBN10 | 0691181020 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-0691181028 |
| Edition | Revised |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Dimensions | 5.5 x 1.5 x 8.5 inches |
| Item Weight | 1.16 pounds |
| Print length | 584 pages |
| Part of series | Princeton Classics |
| Publication date | May 22, 2018 |
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