Unfair Emotions - Their Morality and Blameworthiness

This book provides a novel philosophical account of the unfairness of certain emotions. It explains how the concept of unfairness can be applied to emotions and how emotions can be the proper objects of second-person moral evaluation.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Criticism of Emotions 3. Unfair Emotions 4. Responsibility and Control 5. Accountability for Emotions 6. Fair Resentment for Unfair Emotions 7. Conclusion

About the author

Jonas Blatter is a philosopher working on the intersection between ethics and philosophy of emotion, with a focus on moral responsibility and interpersonal norms. After his PhD at the University of Bern, he became a Postdoc researcher at Ruhr University Bochum, expanding his research to include interactions with emotive AI.

Summary

This book provides a novel philosophical account of the unfairness of certain emotions. It explains how the concept of unfairness can be applied to emotions and how emotions can be the proper objects of second-person moral evaluation.

Product details

• Authors: Jonas Blatter, Jonas (Ruhr University Bochum Blatter
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032806747
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3280674-7
• No. of pages: 154
• Series: Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PSYCHOLOGY / Emotions, PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Psychology: emotions, Ethics & moral philosophy, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Ethics and moral philosophy, Cognition and cognitive psychology