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This volume provides readers with the state-of-the-art in research on gratitude. It does so in the form of sixteen never-before published articles on the emotion by leading voices in philosophy and the sciences of the mind.
List of contents
[1] The Emotion-Virtue-Debt Triad of Gratitude: An Introduction to The Moral Psychology of Gratitude, Daniel Telech & Robert Roberts / Part 1: REASONS AND ACTION / [2] Gratitude: Generic vs. Deep, Hichem Naar / [3] Acting from Gratitude, Terrance McConnell / Part 2: GRATITUDE, RIGHTS, AND DUTIES / [4] Obligations of Gratitude: Directedness Without Rights, Adrienne M. Martin / [5] Debts of Gratitude, Agnes Callard / [6] Gratitude, Rights and Benefit, Coleen Macnamara / [7] Do Children Owe Their Parents Gratitude?, Cameron Fenton / Part 3: GRATITUDE AS A REACTIVE ATTITUDE / [7] Gratitude as a Second-Personal Attitude (of the Heart) , Stephen Darwall / [8] Gratitude and Resentment: Some Asymmetries, D. Justin Coates / [9] Gratitude and Norms: On the Social Function of Gratitude, Bennett W. Helm / Part 4: AUTHENTIC SELVES AND BRAINS / [10] Neural Perspective on Gratitude, Christina Karns / [11] Gratitude, Authenticity, and Self-Authorship, Jack J. Bauer & Colin Shanahan / Part 5: GRATITUDE & VIRTUE / [12] Gratit
About the author
Robert Roberts is Distinguished Professor of Ethics Emeritus at Baylor University.Daniel Telech is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Polonsky Academy for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences, at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute.
Summary
This volume provides readers with the state-of-the-art in research on gratitude. It does so in the form of sixteen never-before published articles on the emotion by leading voices in philosophy and the sciences of the mind.