Anxiety: A Philosophical History

by Bettina Bergo

Book Overview

Anxiety looms large in historical works of philosophy and psychology. It is an affect, philosopher Bettina Bergo argues, subtler and more persistent than our emotions, and points toward the intersection of embodiment and cognition. While scholars who focus on the work of luminaries as Freud, Levinas, or Kant often study this theme in individual works, they seldom draw out the deep and significant connections between various approaches to anxiety...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197539718
• ISBN13: 9780197539712
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 534 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.5" x 9.3"