A theory of regret / Brian Price.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Price, Brian, 1970- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Regret.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Durham : Duke University Press, 2017.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

In A Theory of Regret Brian Price contends that regret is better understood as an important political emotion than as a form of weakness. Price shows how regret allows us to see that our convictions are more often the products of our perceptual habits than the authentic signs of moral courage that we more regularly take them to be. Regret teaches us to give up our expectations of what we think should or might occur in the future, and also the idea that what we think we should do will always be the right thing to do. Understood instead as a mode of thoughtfulness, regret helps us to clarify our will in relation to the decisions we make within institutional forms of existence. Considering regret in relation to emancipatory theories of thinking, Price shows how the unconditionally transformative nature of this emotion helps us become more sensitive to contingency and allows us, in turn, to recognize the steps we can take toward changing the institutions that shape our lives.

Contents:

What is regret?

The habit of virtue

Non-voluntary and involuntary relations

Stupidity and akrasia

When to speak?

Impossible advice

The postman always rings twice

Possible advice

The gift of advice

Economy, economies

Sameness and trust

The problem of withdrawal

The trouble with agonism

Keeping up appearances

Appearance and withdrawal

Hypocrisy and regret.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780822372394

0822372398

OCLC:

1159389056

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access