A Politics of Melancholia : From Plato to Arendt

This monograph argues that melancholia is not an affliction in need of a remedy but instead the contemplative attitude that forms the basis of philosophical inquiry--

• | Author: George Edmondson, Klaus Mladek
• | Publisher: Princeton University Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 12, 2024
• | Number of Pages: 304 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0691251304
• | ISBN-13: 9780691251301