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Author:   David Rondel ,  Samir Chopra ,  Michael S. Brady ,  Deborah J. Brown
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Dimensions:   Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.80cm
Weight:   0.535kg
ISBN:  

9781666928402

ISBN 10:   1666928402
Pages:   250
Publication Date:   05 January 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Acknowledgments Introduction: The Moral Psychology of Anxiety by David Rondel and Samir Chopra Part I: Anxiety in the History of Philosophy Chapter 1: The Moral Psychology of Anxiety: A Stoic Perspective by Massimo Pigliucci Chapter 2: Not a Moment of Worry: Confucian Views on the Value of Anxiety by Leah Kalmanson Chapter 3: Anxiety, Curiosity, and the Fracturing of the Self: Descartes and Princess Elisabeth by Deborah J. Brown Chapter 4: The Anguish of Ivan Karamazov by Christine Tappolet and Mauro Rossi Chapter 5: Prescription for Anxiety: A Sociohistorical Analysis by Ian Dowbiggen Part II: The Nature and Meaning of Anxiety Chapter 6: Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Natural, Normative, or Neither? by Jesse Prinz Chapter 7: Social Anxiety, Affordances, and Habitual Trust by Michelle Maiese Chapter 8: Moral Anxiety: A Kantian Perspective by Charlie Kurth Chapter 9: The Epistemic Virtue of Anxiety by Juliette Vazard Chapter 10: Anxiety’s Allure by Michael S. Brady Bibliography About the Contributors

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""Is anxiety a medical illness, a philosophical problem, or a spiritual condition? Is it something to be understood in biological terms or as a cultural condition, a function of the times we live in? This wonderful, cross-disciplinary collection brings together contributions that tackle anxiety under one or more of these headings and advances our understanding of the good, the bad, and the ugly of anxiety."" --Raffaele Rodogno, University of Lausanne Is anxiety a medical illness, a philosophical problem, or a spiritual condition? Is it something to be understood in biological terms or as a cultural condition, a function of the times we live in? This wonderful, cross-disciplinary collection brings together contributions that tackle anxiety under one or more of these headings and advances our understanding of the good, the bad, and the ugly of anxiety.

Is anxiety a medical illness, a philosophical problem, or a spiritual condition? Is it something to be understood in biological terms or as a cultural condition, a function of the times we live in? This wonderful, cross-disciplinary collection brings together contributions that tackle anxiety under one or more of these headings and advances our understanding of the good, the bad, and the ugly of anxiety. --Raffaele Rodogno, University of Lausanne

Is anxiety a medical illness, a philosophical problem, or a spiritual condition? Is it something to be understood in biological terms or as a cultural condition, a function of the times we live in? This wonderful, cross-disciplinary collection brings together contributions that tackle anxiety under one or more of these headings and advances our understanding of the good, the bad, and the ugly of anxiety.

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David Rondel is associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Nevada. Samir Chopra is professor of philosophy at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York and the CUNY Graduate Center.

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