Emotions, ethics, and authenticity / edited by Mikko Salmela, Verena Mayer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Salmela, Mikko, 1967-

Mayer, Verena, 1956-

Series:

Consciousness & emotion book series ; v. 5.

Consciousness & emotion book series, 1566-5836 ; v. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emotions--Psychological aspects.

Emotions.

Ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 237 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, PA : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The relationship of emotions, ethics, and authenticity constitutes a nexus of philosophical and psychological problems with wide interdisciplinary relevance. What is the proper role of emotions in moral behavior and theory; are emotions reliable guides to our authentic personal values; and finally; what does it mean to be authentic in one's emotions, assuming that there is such thing as emotional authenticity in the first place? The various contributions of this book seek to answer these vexing but rarely discussed questions, offering a broad intellectual tour that ranges from philosophy to ps.

Contents:

Introduction / Mikko Salmela and Verena Mayer

pt. I. Authenticity, emotions, and the self

Self-love and the structure of personal values / Bennett W. Helm

The self of shame / Julien A. Deonna and Fabrice Teroni

Authenticity and self-governance / Monika Betzler

pt. II. Ramifications of emotional authenticity

Picturing the authenticity of emotions / Felicitas Kraemer

Status, gender, and the politics of emotional authenticity / Leah R. Warner and Stephanie A. Shields

How to be "emotional"? / Verena Mayer

Authenticity and occupational emotions : a philosophical study / Mikko Salmela

pt. III. Emotional authenticity in ethics and moral psychology

Is emotivism more authentic than cognitivism? : some reflections on contemporary research in moral psychology / Craig M. Joseph

Emotional authenticity as a central basis of moral psychology / Ralph D. Ellis

Authentic emotions as ethical guides? : a case for scepticism / Helena Flam

Emotional optimality and moral force / Kristján Kristjánsson.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Emotions, ethics, and authenticity.

ISBN:

9786612444876

9781282444874

1282444875

9789027288752

9027288755

OCLC:

705531125