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This volume is the first to bring together original work by leading philosophers and psychologists in an examination of the moral psychology of contempt.
List of contents
Introduction, Michelle Mason / 1. Contempt in Classical Moral Psychology, Michael Pakaluk / 2. Rejecting the Unworthy: The Causes, Components, and Consequences of Contempt, Ira Roseman / 3. Exploring Contempt Against the Background of Blame Bertram Malle, John Voiklis, and Boyoung Kim / 4. Contempt as a Dis-identifying Attitude Stephen Darwall / 5. Contempt in Arthurian Society and Ours Felicia Nimue Ackerman / 6., Contempt and Accountability Zac Cogley / 7. Contempt at the Limits of Reactivity, Michelle Mason / 8. Above and Beneath Contempt David Sussman / 9. Moral Self-Preservation and Contempt Kate Abramson / 10. Contempt, Honor, and Addressing Racism Macalester Bell / Bibliography / Index
About the author
Michelle Mason is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Minnesota. Her main research interests and publications are in moral psychology, including the nature and moral significance of person-focused evaluative attitudes (contempt, shame, pride, and love) and the connections between aretaic and rational appraisal of persons as agents.
Summary
This volume is the first to bring together original work by leading philosophers and psychologists in an examination of the moral psychology of contempt.
