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This book 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.

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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

Regret A Study in Ancient Moral Psychology

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      Publisher: Oxford University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 25/11/2021
      ISBN13: 9780198840268, 978-0198840268
      ISBN10: 0198840268

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book 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.

      Table of 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

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