Dorotheus of Gaza and Ascetic Education by Michael W. Champion

Author:Michael W. Champion [Champion, Michael W.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780192640352
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 2022-05-14T00:00:00+00:00

Emotions in Dorotheus’ Psychology

In tracing fear as one dominant pedagogical emotion, it should be clear that for Dorotheus, affectivity colours cognition, behaviour, perception, and ethics. It is therefore crucial to clarify Dorotheus’ understanding of how emotions operate in the soul. His moral and affective psychology offers a framework to explain how the fall affected perception, emotions, attention, and moral sensitivity. I begin by analysing his moral psychology before honing in on key concepts within it, including τὸ πάθος, ἡ ἐπιθυμία, ἡ ἀπάθεια, and ὁ λογισμὸς (ἐμπαθής).63

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