Justifying Emotions: Pride and Jealousy / Edition 1

by Kristjan Kristjansson

Overview

The two central emotions of pride and jealousy have long been held to have no role in moral judgements, and have been a source of controversy in both ethics and moral psychology. Kristjan Kristjansson challenges this common view and argues that emotions are central to moral excellence and that both pride and jealousy are indeed ingredients of a well-rounded virtuous life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415266673
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/01/2001
Series:	Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory , #3
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Kristján Kristjánsson is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Akureyri, Iceland. He is the author of Social Freedom: The Responsibility View (1996).

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Mapping Out the Field; Chapter 2 Justifying Emotions; Chapter 3 Something to be Proud of; Chapter 4 In Defence of Pridefulness; Chapter 5 In Defence of Jealousy; Chapter 6 Teaching Emotional Virtue; Chapter 7 Concluding Remarks;

Editorial Reviews

'[An] engaging and thought-provoking book.' - Mind

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