Empathetic Emotions in the History of Philosophy

Summary

This volume is concerned with theories of emotions that can be described as empathetic ones, either because they presuppose the human capacity for empathy or because they are essential to how empathy operates. Explores how philosophers have understood these emotions throughout the history of philosophy.

Product details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.04.2025
• EAN: 9780192856722
• ISBN: 978-0-19-285672-2
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, Philosophy of Mind, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, History of Western philosophy