Emotions in the moral life / Robert C. Roberts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roberts, Robert Campbell, 1942- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Virtues.

Emotions (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 220 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

Summary:

Robert C. Roberts first presented his vivid account of emotions as 'concern-based construals' in his book Emotions: An Essay in Aid of Moral Psychology (Cambridge, 2003). In this new book he extends that account to the moral life. He explores the ways in which emotions can be a basis for moral judgments, how they account for the deeper moral identity of actions we perform, how they are constitutive of morally toned personal relationships like friendship, enmity, collegiality and parenthood, and how pleasant and unpleasant emotions interact with our personal wellbeing (eudaimonia). He then sketches how, by means of their moral dimensions, emotions participate in our virtues and vices, and for better or worse, express our moral character. His rich study will interest a wide range of readers working on virtue ethics, moral psychology and emotion theory.

Contents:

Studying virtues

The roles of emotions: an overview

Emotions, perception, and moral judgment

Objections to the perception thesis

Emotional truth

Emotions and actions

Personal relationships

Emotions and happiness

Diversity and connection among the virtues.

Notes:

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

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-107-27243-2

1-139-89073-5

1-107-27183-5

1-107-57637-7

1-107-27392-7

1-107-27515-6

1-107-27841-4

1-139-06146-1

1-107-27718-3

OCLC:

853363923