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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780815103321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

1-282-44487-5

9786612444876

90-272-8875-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vi, 237 pages)

Collana

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

Altri autori (Persone)

SalmelaMikko <1967->

MayerVerena E. <1956->

Disciplina

152.4

Soggetti

Emotions - Psychological aspects

Ethics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.