The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Emotion

by Peter Goldie

Overview

This volume contains thirty-one state-of-the-art contributions from leading figures in the study of emotion today. The volume addresses all the central philosophical issues in current emotion research, including: the nature of emotion and of emotional life; the history of emotion from Plato to Sartre; emotion and practical reason; emotion and the self; emotion, value, and morality; and emotion, art and aesthetics.

Anyone interested in the philosophy of emotion, and its wide-ranging implications in other related fields such as morality and aesthetics, will want to consult this book. It will be a vital resource not only for scholars and graduate students but also for undergraduates who are finding their way into this fascinating topic.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199654376
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	05/04/2012
Series:	Oxford Handbooks
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	736
Sales rank:	711,263
Product dimensions:	6.70(w) x 9.60(h) x 1.60(d)

About the Author

Peter Goldie is The Samuel Hall Chair of Philosophy at The University of Manchester. He is the author of The Emotions: A Philosophical Exploration (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2000), On Personality (London: Routledge, 2004), and co-author of Who's Afraid of Conceptual Art (London: Routledge, 2009). He is editor of Understanding Emotions: Mind and Morals (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing, 2002), co-editor of Philosophy and Conceptual Art (Oxford: Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007), and co-editor of Empathy: Philosophical and Psychological Perspectives (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009). He is working on a monograph on narrative for OUP.

Table of Contents

Introduction, Peter GoldiePart 1: What Emotions Are1. Concepts of Emotion in Modern Philosophy and Psychology, John Deigh2. The Thing Called Emotion, Aaron Ben-Ze'ev3. Describing the Forms of Emotional Colouring that Pervade Everyday Life, Roddy Cowie4. The Mind's Bermuda Triangle: Philosophy of Emotions and Empirical Science, Ronald de SousaPart 2: The History of Emotion5. Emotions in Plato and Aristotle, Anthony Price6. Stoicism and Epicureanism, Christopher Gill7. Emotion in Medieval Thought, Peter King8. A Sentimentalist defence of Contempt, Shame, and Disdain, Kate Abramson9. Emotions in Heidegger and Sartre, Anthony Hatzimoysis10. Reinstating the Passions: Arguments from History of Psychopathology, Louis C. CharlandPart 3: Emotions and Practical Reason11. Emotional Choice and Rational Choice, Jon Elster12. Why be Emotional?, Sabine Doring13. Emotions and Motivation: Reconsidering Neo-Jamesian Accounts, Bennett Helm14. Emotions and Motivation: The Case of Fear, Christine TappoletPart 4: Emotions and the Self15. The Phenomenology of Mood and the Meaning of Life, Matthew Ratcliffe16. Saying It, David Pugmire17. Epistemic Emotions, Adam Morton18. A Plea for Ambivalence, Amelie Rorty19. Emotion, Self/Other-Awareness, and Autism: A Developmental Perspective, R. Peter Hobson20. Intellectual and Other Non-Standard Emotions, Michael StockerPart 5: Emotion, Value, and Morality21. Emotions and Values, Kevin Mulligan22. An Ethics of Emotion?, Jerome Neu23. The Moral Emotions, Jesse Prinz24. Learning Emotions and Ethics, Patricia Greenspan25. Emotions and the Canons of Evaluation, Robert C. Roberts26. Demystifying Sensibilities: Sentimental Values and the Instability of Affect, Justin D'Arms and Daniel JacobsonPart 6: Emotion, Art, and Aesthetics27. Expression in the Arts, Derek Matravers28. Affects in Appreciation, Susan Feagin29. Emotions, Art, and Immorality, Matthew Kieran30. Emotional Responses to Music: What are they? How do they work? And are they relevant to aesthetic appreciation?, Jenefer Robinson