Regret a study in ancient moral psychology / James Warren.

Author/creator Warren, James, 1974-
Other author Oxford University Press.
Format Electronic
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoOxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2022.
Description194 pages ; 24 cm
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Contents Introduction: Why regret? -- 1. Virtue, Metameleia, regret, and remorse -- 2. Plato on regret, akrasia, and the tyrannical soul -- 3. Aristotle on regret and counter-voluntary actions -- 4. Aristotle on regret and akrasia -- 5. Metameleia and ignorance -- 6. Stoic regret -- 7. Gellius and Gallus on the limits of regret -- 8. Epilogue.
Summary This work provides a study of regret in the moral psychology of Plato, Aristotle, and the Stoics. Warren provides a detailed account of their views on the nature of this emotion, as related to their understanding of virtue and ethical knowledge and development.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 183-188) and indexes.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2021940025
ISBN9780198840268 hardcover
ISBN0198840268 hardcover
ISBNelectronic book
ISBNelectronic book

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