Moral Psychology of Confucian Shame

Shame of Shamelessness

AvBongrae Seok

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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Early Confucian philosophers (notably Confucius and Mencius) emphasized moral significance of shame in self-cultivation and learning. In their discussion, shame is not just a painful sense of moral failure or transgression but also a moral disposition and a form of moral excellence (i.e., virtue) that is essential to Confucian self-cultivation. In Moral Psychology of Confucian Shame, Bongrae Seok argues that shame is a genuine moral emotion and moral disposition. Engaging with recent studies of social psychology, cultural psychology, biology, and anthropology, Seok explains that shame is a uniquely evolved form of moral emotion that is comparable to, but not identical with, guilt. The author goes on to develop an interpretation of Confucian shame that reveals the embodied, interactive, and transformative nature of the Confucian moral self.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-01-11
Mått:155 x 230 x 15 mm
Vikt:304 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Critical Inquiries in Comparative Philosophy
Antal sidor:214
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781783485185

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Bongrae Seok is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Alvernia University, USA. He is the author of Embodied Moral Psychology and Confucian Philosophy (2013).

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Bongrae Seok takes the neglected virtue of shame--so common in the Confucian tradition and yet commonly undervalued and even denigrated in Western moral psychology--and argues convincingly for a new appreciation of it. In a wide-ranging and yet nuanced argument, Seok methodically engages the literature of evolutionary psychology, Ancient Greek moral theory, current experimental and clinical psychology, current philosophical moral psychology, and most importantly, early Confucian theories of ethics and self-cultivation. His conclusion is that shame is a rich, multi-dimensional ethical emotion that deserves more attention from philosophers and psychologists. One begins to wonder from his analysis if shame may be a necessary component of any complete system of moral competence. In his ability to deftly handle a diversity of sources with insight and acumen, Seok has few peers.

Innehållsförteckning

Part I: Shame and Morality / 1. Unashamed Introduction to Shame / Part II: Psychology of Shame / 2. Unity and Diversity of Shame / 3. Social and Moral Evolution of Shame / Part III: Confucian Shame / 4. Confucian Shame and Moral Excellence / 5. Confucian Shame and the Moral Self / Bibliography / Index