'This multi-disciplinary book is a significant contribution to recent research on the emotions and moral progress' - Bryn Mawr Classical Review

'This volume represents a solid contribution to the ongoing discussions of the passions in antiquity. The editor's assertions that the passions should be studied alongside notions of moral progress in borne out by these useful essays.' - The Catholic Biblical Quarterly

'First rate contributions to understanding how the passions were construed to help or hinder moral progress in classical antiquity . . . Of interest to many classicists, biblical scholars, and historians of philosophy.' - Religious Studies Review

'...an interesting, informative and often stimulating collection of new essays.' - The Classical Review