David Konstan 
Emotions across Cultures [EPUB ebook] 
Ancient China and Greece

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It is now recognized that emotions have a history. In this book, eleven scholars examine a variety of emotions in ancient China and classical Greece, in their historical and social context. A general introduction presents the major issues in the analysis of emotions across cultures and over time in a given tradition. Subsequent chapters consider how specific emotions evolve and change. For example, whereas for early Chinese thinkers, worry was a moral defect, it was later celebrated as a sign that one took responsibility for things. In ancient Greece, hope did not always focus on a positive outcome, and in this respect differed from what we call “hope.” Daring not to do, or “undaring, ” was itself an emotional value in early China. While Aristotle regarded the inability to feel anger as servile, the Roman Stoic Seneca rejected anger entirely. Hatred and revenge were encouraged at one moment in China and repressed at another. Ancient Greek responses to tragedy do not map directly onto modern emotional registers, and yet are similar to classical Chinese and Indian descriptions. There are differences in the very way emotions are conceived. This book will speak to anyone interested in the many ways that human beings feel.

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Davind Konstan, Department of Classics, New York University, USA.

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Langue Anglais ● Format EPUB ● Pages 342 ● ISBN 9783110784343 ● Taille du fichier 2.6 MB ● Éditeur David Konstan ● Maison d’édition De Gruyter ● Lieu Berlin/Boston ● Publié 2022 ● Édition 1 ● Téléchargeable 24 mois ● Devise EUR ● ID 9030070 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM
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