Emotion, Character, and Responsibility - Responsibility and Aesthetics in the Discovery of Character

Klappentext We do not choose our emotions, yet they are fundamental to our self conception and are deeply linked to our actions and choices. This book provides an insightful look at the subtle connections between emotions and our ideas about character. Zusammenfassung This collection of essays explores why emotions are important in our conception of a person's character! and in our own conception of self. Chapter topics include caring! loyalty! sincerity! shame! guilt! and embarrassment! and self-deception. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction 2: Emotion, Character, and Responsibility 3: On the Captivity of the Will: Sympathy, Caring, and a Moral Sense of the Human 4: Sincerity: Feelings and Constructions in Making a Self 5: Loyalty as Good and Duty: A Critique of Stocker 6: In Defense of Shame: Shame in the Context of Guilt and Embarrassment 7: On Knowing Self-Deception 8: On the Possible Non-Existence of Emotions: The Passions Epilogue

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• Autori: John Sabini, John (Professor of Psychology Sabini, John Silver Sabini, Maury Silver
• Con la collaborazione di: John Sabini (Editore), John (Professor of Psychology Sabini (Editore), Sabini John (Editore), Maury Silver (Editore), Maury (Professor of Psychology Silver (Editore)
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 15.10.1998
• EAN: 9780195121674
• ISBN: 978-0-19-512167-4
• Pagine: 192
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Libri sul benessere, vita quotidiana > Condotta di vita, auto-realizzazione; Saggistica > Psicologia, esoterismo, spiritualità, antroposofia > Psicologia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Psicologia > Psicologia teorica; PSYCHOLOGY / Personality, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Physiological Psychology, Popular psychology, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, The self, ego, identity, personality, Psychology: the self, ego, identity, personality, Social, group or collective psychology, Physiological psychology, neuropsychology, biopsychology