Overview
Discusses a variety of remedies to fear from those proposed by the Hellenistic philosophers to those of contemporary times
Synthesises primary material into a dynamic and critical history that points to differences, insights, oversights, and continuities in perspectives on fear
Relates how therapeutic demands have influenced the ways that fear is understood
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
There is an important gap in the philosophical literature concerning the concept of fear and its remedies, and this book has been designed to examine different concepts of fear that inform its therapy. Structured as a historical-philosophical investigation of the concept of fear, this book is not a purely historical analysis of fear but also provides a broad brushwork rendition of the main concepts of fear as presented by selected philosophers and thinkers, and how they have approached its therapy.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Sergio Starkstein is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatry and Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Western Australia. He obtained PhDs in neuropsychiatry (University of Buenos Aires) and philosophy (Murdoch University), and was Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A Conceptual and Therapeutic Analysis of Fear
Authors: Sergio Starkstein
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78349-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-78348-2Published: 30 April 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08683-1Published: 26 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-78349-9Published: 17 April 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 299
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations
Topics: Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Medicine