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The theory of the emotions in the Old Stoa is the subject of unusual agreement among scholars. While some points of detail remain to be cleared up, the general outlines of the theory are fairly well settled. Given this state of affairs in the literature, the present chapter will fall into two parts.
Socrates: Well then, said I, do you use the words “terror” or “fear”? And do you use them in the way I do? I say this for your benefit, Prodicus. I mean by them — whether you use the word “fear” or “terror” — a sort of expectation of evil. PI. Prt. 358d
In preparing this chapter, I derived great benefit from recent critical discussions of the topic. The two best brief treatments are Lloyd 1978 and Frede 1986. The two most extensive treatments, both of great value, are Inwood 1985 and Engberg-Pedersen 1990. Naturally, much of use is also to be found in Long and Sedley 1987.
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Brennan, T. (1998). The Old Stoic Theory of Emotions. In: Sihvola, J., Engberg-Pedersen, T. (eds) The Emotions in Hellenistic Philosophy. The New Synthese Historical Library, vol 46. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9082-2_2
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