Seneca and Stoic Moral Psychology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23616645 |
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| Authors | Gretchen Reydams-Schils (Liberal Studies, University of Notre Dame), Gretchen Reydams‐Schils (University of Notre Dame, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Pages | 60-73 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-22 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Oxford Handbook of Roman Philosophy (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199328383.013.4 |
| OpenAlex | W4353091695 |
| ISBN | 9780199328383 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
The first part of this chapter addresses the question of the influence of Platonic psychology on Seneca. Seneca has often been interpreted as “eclectic,” and so to assess the extent of his commitment to Stoic views, requires a sense of how he handles material from other schools of thought, and especially Platonism. The second part, takes a closer look at one of his more technical expositions, his analysis of the pre-emotions and anger. Such accounts, however, need to be balanced with other features of his writings. The range of expressions that Seneca uses in his On Tranquility of Mind to capture the different ways in which a human being can relate to him- or herself provides a good window onto his overall approach. Finally, no picture of Seneca’s moral psychology would be complete without addressing how a human being relates to others and to the order of the cosmos.
Anger · Art · Epistemology · Literature · Order (exchange) · Platonism · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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