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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480724003321

Titolo

Passions and Emotions : NOMOS LIII / / James E. Fleming

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2012]

©2012

ISBN

0-8147-6349-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (351 p.)

Collana

NOMOS - American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy ; ; 16

Classificazione

MD 6300

Disciplina

320.019

Soggetti

Emotions

Law - Philosophy

Political participation - Psychological aspects

Political psychology

Political science - Philosophy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- CONTRIBUTORS -- 1. CONSTRUCTIVE SENTIMENTALISM: LEGAL AND POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS -- 2. SENTIMENTALISM WITHOUT RELATIVISM -- 3. LEGISLATING WITH AFFECT: EMOTION AND LEGISLATIVE LAW MAKING -- 4. THE NATURE AND ETHICS OF VENGEFUL ANGER -- 5. REASON, PASSION, AND DEMOCRATIC POLITICS: OLD CONCEPTIONS — NEW UNDERSTANDINGS — NEW POSSIBILITIES -- 6. EMOTION AND DELIBERATION: THE AUTONOMOUS CITIZEN IN THE SOCIAL WORLD -- 7. RELIABLE DEMOCRATIC HABITS AND EMOTIONS -- 8. DEMOCRACY AND THE NONSOVEREIGN SELF -- 9. THE ANTI-EMPATHIC TURN -- 10. SYSTEMS AND FEELINGS -- 11. ANTI-EMPATHY AND DISPASSIONATENESS IN ADJUDICATION -- 12. EQUITY OVER EMPATHY -- INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Throughout the history of moral, political, and legal philosophy, many have portrayed passions and emotions as being opposed to reason and good judgment. At the same time, others have defended passions and emotions as tempering reason and enriching judgment, and there is mounting empirical evidence linking emotions to moral judgment. In Passions and Emotions, a group of prominent scholars in philosophy,



political science, and law explore three clusters of issues: “Passion & Impartiality: Passions & Emotions in Moral Judgment”; “Passion & Motivation: Passions & Emotions in Democratic Politics”; and “Passion & Dispassion: Passions & Emotions in Legal Interpretation.” This timely, interdisciplinary volume examines many of the theoretical and practical legal, political, and moral issues raised by such questions.