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Upheavals of thought : the intelligence of emotions
Title:
Upheavals of thought : the intelligence of emotions
Author:
Nussbaum, Martha C. (Martha Craven), 1947-
Publication Information:
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Physical Description:
xiii, 751 pages ; 24 cm
Language:
English
Contents:
Emotions as judgments of value -- Humans and other animals: the neo-stoic view revised -- Emotions and human societies -- Emotions and infancy -- Music and emotion -- Compassion: tragic predicaments -- Compassion: the philosophical debate -- Compassion and public life -- Ladders of love: an introduction -- Contemplative creativity: Plato, Spinoza, Proust -- The Christian ascent: Augustine -- The Christian ascent: Dante -- The romantic ascent: Emily Brontë -- The romantic ascent: Mahler -- Democratic desire: Walt Whitman -- The transfiguration of everyday life: Joyce.
ISBN:
9780521462020
Format :
Book