Natural passions : desire and emotion in Epicurean ethics

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dc.contributor.advisorHankinson, R. J.en
dc.creatorSanders, Kirk Reganen
dc.date.accessioned2011-06-16T21:00:49Zen
dc.date.available2011-06-16T21:00:49Zen
dc.date.issued2002-12en
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractMy dissertation draws heavily on two ethical treatises by Philodemus of Gadara (c. 110 - c. 40/35 BCE), De ira and De morte, in order to reassess and expand our understanding of Epicurean teachings regarding the emotions. I begin with a discussion of Epicurus’s own classification of desires as “natural and necessary,” “natural and unnecessary,” or simply “empty.” This division forms the foundation upon which later Epicureans constructed their theory of the emotions. In the second and third chapters, I present detailed analyses of Philodemus’s De ira and De morte. Similarities in their respective treatments of anger and fear (in particular the fear of death) allow us to reconstruct the more general theory of “natural” and “empty” emotions that underlies both. This theory resonates with continuing concerns regarding what, if any, cognitive component the emotions possess and, more practically, to what extent they are thereby under our control.
dc.description.departmentPhilosophyen
dc.format.mediumelectronicen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/11769en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.en
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dc.subjectEpicureans (Greek philosophy)en
dc.subjectPhilodemus, ca. 110-ca. 40 B.C. De iraen
dc.subjectPhilodemus, ca. 110-ca. 40 B.C. De morteen
dc.titleNatural passions : desire and emotion in Epicurean ethicsen
thesis.degree.departmentPhilosophyen
thesis.degree.disciplinePhilosophyen
thesis.degree.grantorThe University of Texas at Austinen
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen

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