Philosophy and the Emotions (Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements, Series Number 52)

This major volume of original essays traces the role of emotions in human nature through a discussion of the relationship between consciousness and body. It analyzes the importance of emotion for human agency and explores questions of value at the political, ethical and personal levels. Leading researchers reflect on the nature of human feelings; how and why we understand what other people feel, and how our values become involved in such emotions as guilt, fear, shame, amusement, or love. Emotions, Thoughts And Feelings : What Is A 'cognitive Theory' Of The Emotions And Does It Neglect Affectivity ? / Robert C. Solomon -- The Emotions And Their Philosophy Of Mind / Richard Wollheim -- Basic Emotions, Complex Emotions, Machivellian Emotions / Paul E. Griffiths -- Emotion, Psychosemantics, And Embodied Appraisals / Jesse Prinz -- Emotions And The Problem Of Other Minds / Hanna Pickard -- Emotional Feelings And Intentionalism / Anthony Hatzimoysis -- Emotions, Rationality, And Mind/body / Patricia Greenspan -- The Significance Of Recalcitrant Emotion (or, Anti-quasijudgmentalism) / Justin D'arms And Daniel Jacobson. The Logic Of Emotions / Aaron Ben-ze'ev -- Emotion And Desire In Self-deception / Afred R. Mele -- Emotion, Weakness Of Will, And The Normative Conception Of Agency / Karen Jones -- Narrative And Perspective ; Value And Appropriate Emotions / Peter Goldie -- Passion And Politics / Susan James -- Don't Worry, Feel Guilty / J. David Velleman. Edited By Anthony Hatzimoysis. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This major volume of original essays maps the place of emotion in human nature, through a discussion of the relation between consciousness and body; by analysing the importance of emotion for human agency by pointing to the ways in which practical rationality may be enhanced, as well as hindered, by emotions; and by exploring questions of value in making sense of emotions at a political, ethical and personal level. Leading researchers in the field reflect on the nature of human feelings, how and why we understand what other people feel, and the way in which our values become involved in specific emotional phenomena, such as guilt, fear, shame, amusement, or love. This collection addresses important questions in the philosophy of mind and comments on the implications of research in biology, cognitive psychology, psychoanalysis, and narrative theory for the philosophical understanding of emotions This major volume of original essays by leading researchers in the field explores the nature of human feelings, how and why we understand what other people feel, and how our values become involved in emotions such as guilt, fear, shame, amusement, or love.