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Bradford Cokelet, Corey J. Maley - Moral Psychology of Guilt, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

Moral Psychology of Guilt

Av Bradford Cokelet, Corey J. Maley

Del 11 i serien Moral Psychology of the Emotions

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In most Western societies, guilt is widely regarded as a vital moral emotion. In addition to playing a central role in moral development and progress, many take the capacity to feel guilt as a defining feature of morality itself: no truly moral person escapes the pang of guilt when she has done something wrong. But proponents of guilt's importance face important challenges, such as distinguishing healthy from pathological forms of guilt, and accounting for the fact that not all cultures value guilt in the same way, if at all. In this volume, philosophers and psychologists come together to think more systematically about the nature and value of guilt. The book begins with chapters on the biological origins and psychological nature of guilt and moves on to discuss the culturally enriched conceptions of guilt and its value that we find in various eastern and western philosophic traditions. In addition, numerous chapters discuss healthy or morally valuable forms guilt and their pathological or irrational shadows.
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Bradford Cokelet is Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of KansasCorey J. Maley (PhD) is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Kansas

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For this insightful collection, Cokelet and Maley (both, Univ. of Kansas) brought together 15 essays, by philosophers and psychologists, reflecting on multiple dimensions of the phenomenon of guilt—its nature and measurement, its function in the interpersonal world, and its evaluation in relation to morality and the social body. Essays describe the intersection of philosophical inquiry related to guilt with psychological inquiry, resulting in the emergence of some conceptual nuances that are not usually part of the understanding of guilt and its functionality. Essays such as those concerning Confucian moral thought and Kantian philosophy invite further inquiry that attends to the roles, positive and negative, that guilt plays within both Western and non-Western systems of thought. Part of the "Moral Psychology of the Emotions" series, this volume of essays marks a significant contribution to the project of specifying what shape moral psychology can take as human understanding of emotional states progresses. The collection will interest those engaged in philosophy, mental health, psychology, or the history of thought. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals.

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