Emotions : an essay in aid of moral psychology / Robert C. Roberts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roberts, Robert Campbell, 1942- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emotions (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 357 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Life, on a day to day basis, is a sequence of emotional states: hope, disappointment, irritation, anger, affection, envy, pride, embarrassment, joy, sadness and many more. We know intuitively that these states express deep things about our character and our view of the world. But what are emotions and why are they so important to us? In one of the most extensive investigations of the emotions ever published, Robert Roberts develops a novel conception of what emotions are and then applies it to a large range of types of emotion and related phenomena. In so doing he lays the foundations for a deeper understanding of our evaluative judgments, our actions, our personal relationships and our fundamental well-being. Aimed principally at philosophers and psychologists, this book will certainly be accessible to readers in other disciplines such as religion and anthropology.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Studying Emotions; 2 The Nature of Emotions; 3 The Variety of Emotions; 4 The Play of Emotional Feelings; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-13592-3

1-280-43066-4

1-139-14882-6

0-511-17024-6

0-511-06162-5

0-511-05529-3

0-511-29731-9

0-511-61020-3

0-511-07008-X

OCLC:

475924577