Morality and the Emotions

by Carla Bagnoli

Book Overview

Emotions shape our mental and social lives. Their relation to morality is, however, problematic. Since ancient times, philosophers have disagreed about the place of emotions in morality. One the one hand, some hold that emotions are disorderly and unpredictable animal drives, which undermine our autonomy and interfere with our reasoning. For them, emotions represent a persistent source of obstacles to morality, as in the case of self-love. Some virtues,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198709404
• ISBN13: 9780198709404
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"