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Passion, death, and spirituality : the philosophy of Robert C. Solomon

By Solomon , Kathleen Marie , David; Higgins , Robert Charles; Sherman

Book information

Publisher
Springer Netherlands, Dordrecht
Year
2012
ISBN
978-94-007-4649-7, 9400746490, 978-94-007-4650-3, 9400746504
DOI
10.1007/978-94-007-4650-3
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
574 kB (588027 bytes)
Series
Sophia studies in cross-cultural philosophy of traditions and cultures 1
Pages
297\0
Time added
2016-01-18 05:00:00
general; Personality and Social Psychology; PhilosPhilosophy of Man; Humanities

Description

Robert C. Solomon, who died in 2007, was Professor of Philosophy and Quincy Lee Centennial Professor of Business at the University of Texas, USA. As the first book comprehensively to examine the breadth of Solomon, s contribution to philosophy, this volume ranks as a vital addition to the literature. It includes a newly published transcript of Solomon, s last talk, which responded to Arindam Chakrabarti on the concept of revenge, as well as the considered views of prominent figures in the numerous subfields in which Solomon worked. The content analyses his perspectives on the philosophy of emoti. Read more... Abstract: This book examines the breadth of Robert C. Solomon's contribution to philosophy, surveying the themes of passion, ethics and spirituality which threaded through his work, and the way these ideas informed his views on how we should approach grief and death. Read more...

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