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OverviewThe passions have long been condemned as a creator of disturbance and purveyor of the temporary loss of reason, but as Remo Bodei argues in Geometry of the Passions, we must abandon the perception that order and disorder are in a constant state of collision. By means of a theoretical and historical analysis, Bodei interprets the relationship between passion and reason as a conflict between two complementary logics. Geometry of the Passions investigates the paradoxical conflict-collaboration between passions and reason, and between individual and political projects. Tracing the roles passion and reason have played throughout history, including in the political agendas of Descartes, Hobbes, and the French Jacobins, Geometry of the Passions reveals how passion and reason may be used as a vehicle for affirmation rather than self-enslavement. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Remo Bodei , Gianpiero W. Doebler , R. Blake BrownPublisher: University of Toronto Press Imprint: University of Toronto Press Volume: 1 Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 4.10cm , Length: 23.10cm Weight: 0.920kg ISBN: 9781487503369ISBN 10: 1487503369 Pages: 520 Publication Date: 26 July 2018 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION TO THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION by Remo Bodei INTRODUCTION PART 1: PASSIONS OF EXPECTATION 1 The Disorder of the Passions 2 Hope and Fear 3 Hobbes: Politics and Fear 4 Evil Because Unhappy 5 Amor mortis 6 Vanitas 7 Fear and Rejection 8 The Lynx and the Cuttlefish 9 Superstition PART 2: THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF WILL Section 1: Consistency and Self-Control 1 Itineraries, Deviations, and Crossroads 2 Persuasion and Toughness 3 Consistency and Constancy 4 Fear and Delusion 5 Constancy: Neostoicism and Justus Lipsius 6 Rationalizing Hope Section 2: Descartes, or the Good Use of the Passions 1 Masters of Themselves 2 Will and Joy 3 The Key to All Virtues 4 Medicine of the Passions PART 3: THE GRAMMAR OF LOVE 1 Transitions 2 Loving without Being Loved PART 4: THE GREAT HOPE Section 1: Terror and Virtue 1 The Form of the Future 2 The Despotism of Liberty 3 Between Hope and Fear Section 2: The Invisible Sovereign 1 Homo ideologicus Section 3: Heaven on Earth 1 Reason in Myth ABBREVIATIONS INDEXReviewsGeometry of the Passions is a modern classic. Stressing the commonalities of passions and reason, Remo Bodei's historically conscious approach to political philosophy makes his work valuable for a wide range of disciplines. - Alessandro Carrera, Professor of Modern and Classical Languages, University of Houston Bodei's work has inaugurated a new field of studies. Geometry of the Passions is a highly valuable contribution and presents a fresh study of major works on passions, including Descartes and Spinoza. - Maurizio Viroli, Professor Emeritus of Politics, Princeton University Providing a long excursus on the development of how passions are understood in relationship to reason, Geometry of the Passions delivers a rich, nuanced, and detailed picture of passions in the work of ancient and modern philosophers, while also making reference to art and literary works that enrich the philosophical discussion of the book. - Elvira Roncalli, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Carroll College """Providing a long excursus on the development of how passions are understood in relationship to reason, Geometry of the Passions delivers a rich, nuanced, and detailed picture of passions in the work of ancient and modern philosophers, while also making reference to art and literary works that enrich the philosophical discussion of the book.""--Elvira Roncalli, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Carroll College ""Geometry of the Passions is a modern classic. Stressing the commonalities of passions and reason, Remo Bodei's historically conscious approach to political philosophy makes his work valuable for a wide range of disciplines.""--Alessandro Carrera, Professor of Modern and Classical Languages, University of Houston ""Bodei's work has inaugurated a new field of studies. Geometry of the Passions is a highly valuable contribution and presents a fresh study of major works on passions, including Descartes and Spinoza.""--Maurizio Viroli, Professor Emeritus of Politics, Princeton University" ""Providing a long excursus on the development of how passions are understood in relationship to reason, Geometry of the Passions delivers a rich, nuanced, and detailed picture of passions in the work of ancient and modern philosophers, while also making reference to art and literary works that enrich the philosophical discussion of the book."" --Elvira Roncalli, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Carroll College "" Geometry of the Passions is a modern classic. Stressing the commonalities of passions and reason, Remo Bodei's historically conscious approach to political philosophy makes his work valuable for a wide range of disciplines."" --Alessandro Carrera, Professor of Modern and Classical Languages, University of Houston ""Bodei's work has inaugurated a new field of studies. Geometry of the Passions is a highly valuable contribution and presents a fresh study of major works on passions, including Descartes and Spinoza."" --Maurizio Viroli, Professor Emeritus of Politics, Princeton University Author InformationRemo Bodei was a professor of the history of philosophy at the University of California, Los Angeles. Gianpiero W. Doebler received his PhD in Italian from the University of California, Los Angeles, and works as a translator, specializing in texts using older forms of Italian and in poetry. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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