Pride, Shame, and Guilt: Emotions of Self-Assessment

by Gabrielle Taylor and Gabriele Taylor

Book Overview

This discussion of pride, shame, and guilt centers on the beliefs involved in the experience of any of these emotions. Through a detailed study, the author demonstrates how these beliefs are alike--in that they are all directed towards the self--and how they differ. The experience of these three emotions are illustrated by examples taken from English literature. These concrete cases supply a context for study and indicate the complexity of the situations...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019824620X
• ISBN13: 9780198246206
• Release Date: December 1985
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 8.8"