Description
In this ambitious study of Hellenistic ethics, Martha Nussbaum explores how ancient philosophers sought to heal the troubled soul through reasoned argument. Examining Stoicism, Epicureanism, and Skepticism alongside literary and philosophical texts, she illuminates their approaches to passion, desire, grief, anger, and the pursuit of happiness. Nussbaum shows how philosophy functioned not merely as abstract theory but as a practical discipline aimed at transforming individual lives and shaping public values. Richly argued and accessible to both general readers and specialists, the book invites us to reconsider the enduring therapeutic and civic possibilities of philosophical thought.
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paperback
Princeton University Press
Published Feb 16, 1996
572 pages
ISBN: 9780691000527
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First Published
1996
Language
eng
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