Emotions in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy [Paperback]

Emotions are the focus of intense debate both in contemporary philosophy and psychology and increasingly also in the history of ideas. Simo Knuuttila's book is the first comprehensive survey of philosophical theories of emotions from Plato to Renaissance times, combining careful historical reconstruction with rigorous philosophical analysis. Philosophers, classicists, historians of philosophy, historians of psychology, and anyone interested in emotion will find much to stimulate them in this fascinating book.

Introduction
1. Emotions in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
2. Emotions and the Ancient Pursuit of Christian Perfection
3. Medieval Conceptions of Emotions from Abelard to Aquinas
4. Emotions in Fourteenth-Century Philosophy
Bibliography
Index

...an informative, well-organized survey of a central topic in the history of philosophical reflection on human nature. --Journal of the History of Philosophy

While primarily of interest to philosophers and theologians, the book may yet have something of value for historians of medicine...portions of Knuuttila's book could have contemporary significance for psychology as well. --Choice

Simo Knuuttila is one of the most imaginative and analytically sophisticated wrtiers on medieval philosophy. --John Marenbon,Speculum

...an informative, well-organized survey of a central topic in the history of philosophical reflection on human nature. --Journal of the History of Philosophy