Galen : psychological writings : Avoiding distress, Character traits, The diagnosis and treatment of the affections and errors peculiar to each person's soul, [and] The capacities of the soul depend on the mixtures of the body

"All Galen's surviving shorter works on psychology and ethics -- including the recently discovered 'Avoiding Distress, ' and the neglected 'Character Traits, ' extant only in Arabic -- are here presented in one volume in a new English translation, with substantial introductions and notes and extensive glossaries. Original and penetrating analyses are provided of the psychological and philosophical thought, both of the above and of two absolutely central works of Galenic philosophy, ' Affections' and 'Errors and The Capacities of the Soul, ' by some of the foremost experts in the field. Each treatise has also been subjected to fresh textual study, taking account of the latest scholarly developments, and is presented with accompanying textual discussions, adding greatly to the value and accuracy of the work without detracting from its accessibility to a wider readership. The volume thus makes a major contribution to the understanding of the ancient world's most prominent doctor-philosopher in his intellectual context."-- From the rear cover Contents List of illustrations Series editor's preface Editor's preface Note on citations and abbreviations General introduction Galen: biographical summary and position of 'psychology' Galen as philosophical writer in his cultural context Galen's literary production: genre and orality Philosophical psychology within Galen's oeuvre Date of the treatises; problem and usefulness of 'date' in relation to Galen's works in general Avoiding Distress Introduction Translation The text of chapters 4-5 and 16-18 Character Traits Introduction Translation Quotations in later sources The Diagnosis and Treatment of the Affectionsand Errors Peculiar to Each Person's Soul Introduction Translation Book I: The Diagnosis and Treatment of the Affections Book II: The Diagnosis and Treatment of the Errors' Textual notes Book I (Affections) Book II: Errors The Capacities of the Soul Depend on the Mixtures of the Body Introduction Translation Textual notes List of textual departuresft om the edition used List of titles and abbreviations of Galen's works Bibliography English-Greek glossary English-Arabic glossary Greek word index Arabic word index Index of names Index of passages General index